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Technology Book Summaries

The Twilight Struggle
by Hal Brands • 2022
How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.
3.98
248
The Twilight Struggle Summary
The Twilight Struggle
How America's Cold War playbook for long-haul rivalry can be updated for China and Russia.
by Hal Brands 2022 318 pages
3.98
248 ratings
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
4.04
5k+
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
by Philip Plait 2002 277 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
To Infinity and Beyond
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2023
A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.
4.31
1k+
To Infinity and Beyond Summary
To Infinity and Beyond
A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2023 319 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Hamlet's BlackBerry
by William Powers • 2010
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
3.59
1k+
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
by William Powers 2010 267 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
Joy, Inc.
by Richard Sheridan • 2013
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
4.07
1k+
Joy, Inc. Summary
Joy, Inc.
From the floor plan to the pair programming: how one firm made joy a repeatable system.
by Richard Sheridan 2013 288 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Management Information Systems
by Kenneth C. Laudon • 1996
Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.
3.55
500+
Management Information Systems Summary
Management Information Systems
Building a digital firm: how strategy, data, and security turn IT into competitive advantage.
by Kenneth C. Laudon 1996 736 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Madly, Deeply
by Alan Rickman • 2022
Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.
3.58
16k+
Madly, Deeply Summary
Madly, Deeply
Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.
by Alan Rickman 2022 469 pages
3.58
16k+ ratings
Real World AI
by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger • 2021
Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.
4.01
88
Real World AI Summary
Real World AI
Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.
by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger 2021 145 pages
4.01
88 ratings
How the Hippies Saved Physics
by David Kaiser • 2011
With mysticism and est funding, a Berkeley group revived entanglement, seeding quantum computing.
3.55
500+
How the Hippies Saved Physics Summary
How the Hippies Saved Physics
With mysticism and est funding, a Berkeley group revived entanglement, seeding quantum computing.
by David Kaiser 2011 400 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
CISA Review Manual
by ISACA • 2007
From audit planning to incident recovery: the CISA exam's full scope, organized for passing.
3.92
225
CISA Review Manual Summary
CISA Review Manual
From audit planning to incident recovery: the CISA exam's full scope, organized for passing.
by ISACA 2007 468 pages
3.92
225 ratings
Head First SQL
by Lynn Beighley • 2007
Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.
4.01
500+
Head First SQL Summary
Head First SQL
Excel, SQL, and the predictive powers that turn a report puller into a company’s oracle.
by Lynn Beighley 2007 607 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp
by Julian Hosp • 2017
Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.
3.65
441
Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp Summary
Cryptocurrencies simply explained - by Co-Founder Dr. Julian Hosp
Crypto demystified: what it is, how it works, and what it means for your money.
by Julian Hosp 2017 176 pages
3.65
441 ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011 418 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months
by John Locke • 2011
Why your writing should offend some readers: the polarizing strategy behind a million eBooks sold.
3.68
500+
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months Summary
How I Sold 1 Million eBooks in 5 Months
Why your writing should offend some readers: the polarizing strategy behind a million eBooks sold.
by John Locke 2011 170 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Innovation Games
by Luke Hohmann • 2006
Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.
3.98
305
Innovation Games Summary
Innovation Games
Turn customer discovery into a game: the play-based way to uncover what buyers really need.
by Luke Hohmann 2006 192 pages
3.98
305 ratings
User Stories Applied
by Mike Cohn • 2004
Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.
3.89
2k+
User Stories Applied Summary
User Stories Applied
Replace bloated specs with user stories, hours with story points, and hope with velocity.
by Mike Cohn 2004 296 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Bank 3.0
by Brett King • 2012
Customers check phones twice daily and branches twice yearly. Banks are built for the opposite.
3.63
384
Bank 3.0 Summary
Bank 3.0
Customers check phones twice daily and branches twice yearly. Banks are built for the opposite.
by Brett King 2012 396 pages
3.63
384 ratings
Introduction To Algo Trading
by Kevin J. Davey • 2018
Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.
3.74
155
Introduction To Algo Trading Summary
Introduction To Algo Trading
Turn your trading idea into an algorithm that works while you sleep: no PhD required.
by Kevin J. Davey 2018 85 pages
3.74
155 ratings
Alibaba's World
by Porter Erisman • 2015
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
3.89
2k+
Alibaba's World Summary
Alibaba's World
How an English teacher and seventeen friends outsmarted eBay in China.
by Porter Erisman 2015 242 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Why Digital Transformations Fail
by Tony Saldanha • 2019
70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.
3.81
261
Why Digital Transformations Fail Summary
Why Digital Transformations Fail
70% of transformations fail. The culprit isn't the tech: it's missing execution discipline.
by Tony Saldanha 2019 241 pages
3.81
261 ratings
The Age of AI
by Jason Thacker • 2020
AI is renegotiating your job, your privacy, your body. A theologian draws the boundaries.
3.69
184
The Age of AI Summary
The Age of AI
AI is renegotiating your job, your privacy, your body. A theologian draws the boundaries.
by Jason Thacker 2020 192 pages
3.69
184 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018 164 pages
3.29
388 ratings
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
5k+
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010 258 pages
3.83
5k+ ratings
Customer Success
by Nick Mehta • 2016
In subscriptions, the first sale is the smallest part. The real money requires a retention system.
4.00
1k+
Customer Success Summary
Customer Success
In subscriptions, the first sale is the smallest part. The real money requires a retention system.
by Nick Mehta 2016 232 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
by William Poundstone • 2003
Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.
3.58
1k+
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers Summary
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
Why Microsoft asks job candidates to move mountains. It is not about the answer.
by William Poundstone 2003 288 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Thank God for Bitcoin
by Bitcoin and Bible Group • 2020
Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.
4.12
494
Thank God for Bitcoin Summary
Thank God for Bitcoin
Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.
by Bitcoin and Bible Group 2020 146 pages
4.12
494 ratings
YouTube Channels for Dummies
by Rob Ciampa • 2014
From setup to monetization: the full-stack blueprint for a YouTube channel viewers actually find.
3.71
135
YouTube Channels for Dummies Summary
YouTube Channels for Dummies
From setup to monetization: the full-stack blueprint for a YouTube channel viewers actually find.
by Rob Ciampa 2014 388 pages
3.71
135 ratings
Machines of Loving Grace
by John Markoff • 2015
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
3.67
500+
Machines of Loving Grace Summary
Machines of Loving Grace
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
by John Markoff 2015 400 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
REST API Design Rulebook
by Mark Masse • 2011
Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.
3.34
294
REST API Design Rulebook Summary
REST API Design Rulebook
Why most REST APIs fail, and the rules for URIs, methods, and caching that fix them.
by Mark Masse 2011 112 pages
3.34
294 ratings
Life After Google
by George Gilder • 2018
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
3.54
2k+
Life After Google Summary
Life After Google
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
by George Gilder 2018 256 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
We Are Bellingcat
by Eliot Higgins • 2021
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
4.12
5k+
We Are Bellingcat Summary
We Are Bellingcat
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
by Eliot Higgins 2021 273 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
#republic
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2017
Your news feed is a mirror, and a democracy of mirrors cannot see its common problems.
3.35
332
#republic Summary
#republic
Your news feed is a mirror, and a democracy of mirrors cannot see its common problems.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2017 328 pages
3.35
332 ratings
A Culture of Growth
by Joel Mokyr • 2016
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
3.94
427
A Culture of Growth Summary
A Culture of Growth
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
by Joel Mokyr 2016 403 pages
3.94
427 ratings
The Programmer's Brain
by Felienne Hermans • 2021
Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.
3.85
416
The Programmer's Brain Summary
The Programmer's Brain
Syntax slips overnight; complex code confuses you. The cognitive fix no programming class taught.
by Felienne Hermans 2021 256 pages
3.85
416 ratings
Chaos Monkeys
by Antonio García Martínez • 2016
He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.
3.71
13k+
Chaos Monkeys Summary
Chaos Monkeys
He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.
by Antonio García Martínez 2016 528 pages
3.71
13k+ ratings
Viral Loop
by Adam L. Penenberg • 2009
Hotmail added a line to emails, signed up millions; the growth engine behind it is replicable.
3.61
500+
Viral Loop Summary
Viral Loop
Hotmail added a line to emails, signed up millions; the growth engine behind it is replicable.
by Adam L. Penenberg 2009 288 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics)
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992 214 pages
3.77
341 ratings
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes. The cause is everywhere.
4.34
100k+
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes. The cause is everywhere.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
The Particle at the End of the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2012
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
4.06
4k+
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
by Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
3.94
500+
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011 272 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Think Like a UX Researcher
by David Travis • 2019
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
4.57
329
Think Like a UX Researcher Summary
Think Like a UX Researcher
Observation beats opinion. How to run UX research that actually drives business decisions.
by David Travis 2019 294 pages
4.57
329 ratings
Radical Technologies
by Adam Greenfield • 2017
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
4.02
1k+
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt • 2012
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
4.34
186
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages
4.34
186 ratings
One Up
by Joost van Dreunen • 2020
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
4.13
213
One Up Summary
One Up
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
by Joost van Dreunen 2020 296 pages
4.13
213 ratings
The Professional Product Owner
by Don McGreal • 2018
Scrum's one accountable role: the practices that turn a backlog into a competitive advantage.
4.38
500+
The Professional Product Owner Summary
The Professional Product Owner
Scrum's one accountable role: the practices that turn a backlog into a competitive advantage.
by Don McGreal 2018 384 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
by Andreas C. Müller • 2015
Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.
4.33
500+
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python Summary
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.
by Andreas C. Müller 2015 400 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Knowledge and Power
by George Gilder • 2013
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
3.94
428
Knowledge and Power Summary
Knowledge and Power
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
by George Gilder 2013 370 pages
3.94
428 ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
2k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013 315 pages
3.33
2k+ ratings
Strategize
by Roman Pichler • 2016
Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.
4.01
500+
Strategize Summary
Strategize
Product roadmaps stuffed with features are fiction. How to build ones that actually steer.
by Roman Pichler 2016 172 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Ringworld
by Larry Niven • 1970
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
3.93
100k+
Ringworld Summary
Ringworld
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
by Larry Niven 1970 288 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
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