Best Technology Books | Summaries & Audio

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Bottlenecks

by David C. Evans • 2017

Why users ignore you: invisible psychological filters that every digital product must survive.

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🎨 Ux Design 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧬 Memetic Theory 📈 Viral Growth 🧩 Behavioral Design

Bottlenecks

Why users ignore you: invisible psychological filters that every digital product must survive.

by David C. Evans 2017 281 pages

4.14

175 ratings

🎨 Ux Design 🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧬 Memetic Theory 📈 Viral Growth 🧩 Behavioral Design

Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides)

by Matthew Burgess • 2021

AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?

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🖥️ Machine Learning 🧠 Deep Learning ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🛡️ Ai Safety 🔒 Data Privacy

Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides)

AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?

by Matthew Burgess 2021

3.71

147 ratings

🖥️ Machine Learning 🧠 Deep Learning ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🛡️ Ai Safety 🔒 Data Privacy

Dropshipping

by Anthony Parker • 2017

Why stock nothing and still outsell retail stores: the Shopify setup that built 400,000 businesses.

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📦 Dropshipping 🛒 Ecommerce Startups 💸 Passive Income Streams 🌐 Online Business Models 🏪 Shopify Tutorials

Dropshipping

Why stock nothing and still outsell retail stores: the Shopify setup that built 400,000 businesses.

by Anthony Parker 2017 121 pages

4.08

131 ratings

📦 Dropshipping 🛒 Ecommerce Startups 💸 Passive Income Streams 🌐 Online Business Models 🏪 Shopify Tutorials

Signals and Systems

by A. Anand Kumar • 2011

How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.

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📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis ⚙️ Linear Systems Theory 🎛️ Filter Design 📐 Engineering Mathematics

Signals and Systems

How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.

by A. Anand Kumar 2011 952 pages

4.07

233 ratings

📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis ⚙️ Linear Systems Theory 🎛️ Filter Design 📐 Engineering Mathematics

The Swift Programming Language

by Apple Inc. • 2014

How Swift makes your code safer, cleaner, and faster: the official language reference.

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🖥️ Apple Development 📖 Language Reference 🔒 Type Safety 🧠 Memory Management 🧩 Generic Programming

The Swift Programming Language

How Swift makes your code safer, cleaner, and faster: the official language reference.

by Apple Inc. 2014 500 pages

4.15

479 ratings

🖥️ Apple Development 📖 Language Reference 🔒 Type Safety 🧠 Memory Management 🧩 Generic Programming

Our Choice

by Al Gore • 2008

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

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🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Our Choice

The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.

by Al Gore 2008 416 pages

3.99

500+ ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ☀️ Renewable Energy 💡 Energy Efficiency 💰 Carbon Pricing ⚡ Energy Transition

Real-World Kanban

by Mattias Skarin • 2015

Your team has bottlenecks you cannot see. Surface them, limit work-in-progress, and ship faster.

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🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 🔄 Agile Project Management 💻 Software Development 🧠 Knowledge Work

Real-World Kanban

Your team has bottlenecks you cannot see. Surface them, limit work-in-progress, and ship faster.

by Mattias Skarin 2015 123 pages

3.62

156 ratings

🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Kanban Systems 🔄 Agile Project Management 💻 Software Development 🧠 Knowledge Work

The Perfectionists

by Simon Winchester • 2018

From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.

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🔧 History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🔍 Microhistory 🏗️ Mass Production 💥 Scientific Failures

The Perfectionists

From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.

by Simon Winchester 2018 416 pages

4.15

6k+ ratings

🔧 History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🔍 Microhistory 🏗️ Mass Production 💥 Scientific Failures

Plutocrats

by Chrystia Freeland • 2012

The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.

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💰 Income Inequality 🌍 Global Elites 🏆 Superstar Economy 🏛️ Rent-Seeking 🎭 Political Capture

Plutocrats

The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.

by Chrystia Freeland 2012 352 pages

3.61

3k+ ratings

💰 Income Inequality 🌍 Global Elites 🏆 Superstar Economy 🏛️ Rent-Seeking 🎭 Political Capture

The Equality Machine

by Orly Lobel • 2022

Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.

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🔍 Algorithmic Fairness 💼 Workplace Bias 📢 Digital Activism 🏥 Healthcare Technology ⚖️ Responsible Ai

The Equality Machine

Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.

by Orly Lobel 2022 412 pages

3.89

154 ratings

🔍 Algorithmic Fairness 💼 Workplace Bias 📢 Digital Activism 🏥 Healthcare Technology ⚖️ Responsible Ai

Groundswell

by Charlene Li • 2008

Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.

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5k+

📊 Social Media Strategy 🔄 Digital Transformation 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🤝 Customer Engagement 🔍 Consumer Behavior

Groundswell

Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.

by Charlene Li 2008 286 pages

3.75

5k+ ratings

📊 Social Media Strategy 🔄 Digital Transformation 🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing 🤝 Customer Engagement 🔍 Consumer Behavior

The Flying Scotsman

by Graeme Obree • 2003

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

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🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🔧 Bike Engineering 🌅 Suicide Survival

The Flying Scotsman

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

by Graeme Obree 2003 256 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🔧 Bike Engineering 🌅 Suicide Survival

CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide

by Matt Walker • 2011

A prep guide that turns ethical hacking exam objectives into hands-on attack and defense skills.

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🕵️ Ethical Hacking 🎯 Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🛡️ Cybersecurity 📝 Exam Preparation

CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide

A prep guide that turns ethical hacking exam objectives into hands-on attack and defense skills.

by Matt Walker 2011 395 pages

3.97

297 ratings

🕵️ Ethical Hacking 🎯 Penetration Testing 🌐 Network Security 🛡️ Cybersecurity 📝 Exam Preparation

The Dirt on Clean

by Katherine Ashenburg • 2007

Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.

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🧼 History Of Hygiene 🔍 Microhistory 🦵 Body History 📜 Social History 🚽 Sanitation History

The Dirt on Clean

Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.

by Katherine Ashenburg 2007 249 pages

3.71

2k+ ratings

🧼 History Of Hygiene 🔍 Microhistory 🦵 Body History 📜 Social History 🚽 Sanitation History

Chasing Perfection

by Andy Glockner • 2016

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

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📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Chasing Perfection

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

by Andy Glockner 2016

3.51

260 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Kotlin in Action

by Dmitry Jemerov • 2016

Write less code, eliminate null errors, and keep every Java library. A Kotlin guide for developers.

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🇰 Kotlin ☕ Java 🔬 Functional Programming 🤖 Android Development ☕ Jvm Languages

Kotlin in Action

Write less code, eliminate null errors, and keep every Java library. A Kotlin guide for developers.

by Dmitry Jemerov 2016 360 pages

4.41

500+ ratings

🇰 Kotlin ☕ Java 🔬 Functional Programming 🤖 Android Development ☕ Jvm Languages

Becoming Kim Jong Un

by Jung H. Pak • 2020

Why Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize: a CIA officer on his ruthless survival strategy.

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🔴 North Korean Politics 🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes ☢️ Nuclear Proliferation 💻 Cyber Warfare 👑 Personality Cults

Becoming Kim Jong Un

Why Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize: a CIA officer on his ruthless survival strategy.

by Jung H. Pak 2020 336 pages

3.76

1k+ ratings

🔴 North Korean Politics 🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes ☢️ Nuclear Proliferation 💻 Cyber Warfare 👑 Personality Cults

Kotlin for Android Developers

by Antonio Leiva • 2016

Build an Android app while learning Kotlin: less boilerplate, null safety, and concise code.

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📱 Android Development 🔷 Kotlin 📚 Project-Based Learning ⏳ Concurrency ✨ Clean Code

Kotlin for Android Developers

Build an Android app while learning Kotlin: less boilerplate, null safety, and concise code.

by Antonio Leiva 2016 240 pages

3.85

183 ratings

📱 Android Development 🔷 Kotlin 📚 Project-Based Learning ⏳ Concurrency ✨ Clean Code

The Basics of User Experience Design

by Mads Soegaard • 2018

The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.

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🧠 Design Thinking ✅ Usability 🔍 User Research 📱 Mobile Design 📊 Information Visualization

The Basics of User Experience Design

The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.

by Mads Soegaard 2018 96 pages

3.65

193 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking ✅ Usability 🔍 User Research 📱 Mobile Design 📊 Information Visualization

Energy and Civilization

by Vaclav Smil • 2017

A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.

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⚡ Energy History ⚙️ History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🛢️ Fossil Fuels 🌍 Big History

Energy and Civilization

A week of American energy use matches a year of Nigerian. The history behind that gap.

by Vaclav Smil 2017 552 pages

4.09

4k+ ratings

⚡ Energy History ⚙️ History Of Technology 🏭 Industrial Revolution 🛢️ Fossil Fuels 🌍 Big History

Pipe Dreams

by Chelsea Wald • 2021

The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.

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🚽 Sanitation 💩 Human Waste ♻️ Resource Recovery 🔄 Circular Economies ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Pipe Dreams

The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.

by Chelsea Wald 2021 295 pages

4.04

427 ratings

🚽 Sanitation 💩 Human Waste ♻️ Resource Recovery 🔄 Circular Economies ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Perfecting Sound Forever

by Greg Milner • 2009

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

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1k+

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

Perfecting Sound Forever

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

by Greg Milner 2009 416 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound 🎻 Cultural History Of Music 🌐 Media Ecology

The Distraction Addiction

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

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🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

The Distraction Addiction

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013 304 pages

3.52

500+ ratings

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Extended Mind 🧹 Digital Minimalism

Engineers of Dreams

by Henry Petroski • 1995

America's bridges were built by dreamers, rivals, and the hard lessons of catastrophic failure.

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🏗️ Civil Engineering 🌉 Bridge Design 🏛️ Infrastructure History 🔧 Technological History ✏️ Design Philosophy

Engineers of Dreams

America's bridges were built by dreamers, rivals, and the hard lessons of catastrophic failure.

by Henry Petroski 1995 479 pages

3.78

166 ratings

🏗️ Civil Engineering 🌉 Bridge Design 🏛️ Infrastructure History 🔧 Technological History ✏️ Design Philosophy

Quantum Computing

by Brian Clegg • 2021

Online encryption relies on math no classical computer can crack. Quantum ones do it instantly.

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🧪 Quantum Physics 💾 Computing History ⚛️ Quantum Computing 🧮 Quantum Algorithms 🔐 Cryptography

Quantum Computing

Online encryption relies on math no classical computer can crack. Quantum ones do it instantly.

by Brian Clegg 2021 176 pages

3.64

306 ratings

🧪 Quantum Physics 💾 Computing History ⚛️ Quantum Computing 🧮 Quantum Algorithms 🔐 Cryptography

Software as a Science

by Dan Martell • 2024

SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.

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🚀 Saas Founders 🔄 Subscription Revenue 🧩 Growth Frameworks ⭐ Customer Success 💲 Pricing Strategy

Software as a Science

SaaS growth has three levers. Pull them in the right order, and plateaus become launchpads.

by Dan Martell 2024 333 pages

4.53

169 ratings

🚀 Saas Founders 🔄 Subscription Revenue 🧩 Growth Frameworks ⭐ Customer Success 💲 Pricing Strategy

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Architecting for Scale

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016 228 pages

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Inside the Black Box

by Rishi K. Narang • 2009

Quant trading isn't opaque. It's a chain of simple models working together. Here's the architecture.

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📊 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading ⚡ High-Frequency Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📈 Portfolio Construction

Inside the Black Box

Quant trading isn't opaque. It's a chain of simple models working together. Here's the architecture.

by Rishi K. Narang 2009 336 pages

3.81

188 ratings

📊 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading ⚡ High-Frequency Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📈 Portfolio Construction

Catfishing on CatNet

by Naomi Kritzer • 2019

A teen on the run discovers her closest friend is a sentient AI in hiding.

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2k+

🧠 Sentient AI 🤖 Near Future 💻 Online Friendship 🏠 Found Family ⌨️ Teen Hacker

Catfishing on CatNet

A teen on the run discovers her closest friend is a sentient AI in hiding.

by Naomi Kritzer 2019 299 pages

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧠 Sentient AI 🤖 Near Future 💻 Online Friendship 🏠 Found Family ⌨️ Teen Hacker

Writing AI Prompts For Dummies

by Stephanie Diamond • 2024

AI gives back exactly what you give it. Learn the asking framework that changes everything.

2.83

📖 Ai Literacy ⌨️ Prompt Engineering 🧩 Generative Ai Guides 💼 Ai For Business 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration

Writing AI Prompts For Dummies

AI gives back exactly what you give it. Learn the asking framework that changes everything.

by Stephanie Diamond 2024 270 pages

2.83

46 ratings

📖 Ai Literacy ⌨️ Prompt Engineering 🧩 Generative Ai Guides 💼 Ai For Business 🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

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🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Missing README

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021 288 pages

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Road Taken

by Henry Petroski • 2016

The $121 billion congestion tax: what the history of pavement says about fixing America's roads.

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🏛️ Infrastructure Policy 🔧 Engineering History 🛣️ Road Design 🚦 Traffic Engineering ⚠️ Failure Studies

The Road Taken

The $121 billion congestion tax: what the history of pavement says about fixing America's roads.

by Henry Petroski 2016 322 pages

3.44

500+ ratings

🏛️ Infrastructure Policy 🔧 Engineering History 🛣️ Road Design 🚦 Traffic Engineering ⚠️ Failure Studies

Marketing High Technology

by William H. Davidow • 1986

Why better technology rarely wins a market, and the combat rules that do.

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121

💻 Tech Marketing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🎯 Market Segmentation 🔗 Channel Management 🛠️ Service Strategy

Marketing High Technology

Why better technology rarely wins a market, and the combat rules that do.

by William H. Davidow 1986 224 pages

4.02

121 ratings

💻 Tech Marketing ⚔️ Competitive Strategy 🎯 Market Segmentation 🔗 Channel Management 🛠️ Service Strategy

Kill Chain

by Andrew Cockburn • 2015

Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.

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🛸 Drone Warfare 🎯 Targeted Killings 🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 👁️ Surveillance State 💥 Intelligence Failures

Kill Chain

Precision warfare is a lie. Drone strikes miss, breed enemies, and only the contractors profit.

by Andrew Cockburn 2015 320 pages

3.82

500+ ratings

🛸 Drone Warfare 🎯 Targeted Killings 🏭 Military-Industrial Complex 👁️ Surveillance State 💥 Intelligence Failures

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

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🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011 256 pages

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Principles of Product Management

by Peter Yang • 2020

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

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156

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

Principles of Product Management

The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.

by Peter Yang 2020 180 pages

4.03

156 ratings

📱 Product Management 🔄 Career Transitions 🎯 Interview Preparation 🧠 Ownership Mindset 🔍 Customer Research

Building Successful Communities of Practice

by Emily Webber • 2016

Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.

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🏘️ Communities Of Practice 📚 Organizational Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Social Learning 🔨 Community Building

Building Successful Communities of Practice

Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.

by Emily Webber 2016 80 pages

3.86

254 ratings

🏘️ Communities Of Practice 📚 Organizational Learning 🧠 Knowledge Management 👥 Social Learning 🔨 Community Building

The Vaccine

by Joe Miller • 2021

Science dismissed mRNA for decades. Two immigrants bet on it anyway, and won the pandemic race.

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🧬 Biotechnology 💉 Vaccine Development 🦠 Pandemic Response 🔬 Drug Discovery 🩺 Immunotherapy

The Vaccine

Science dismissed mRNA for decades. Two immigrants bet on it anyway, and won the pandemic race.

by Joe Miller 2021 288 pages

4.24

500+ ratings

🧬 Biotechnology 💉 Vaccine Development 🦠 Pandemic Response 🔬 Drug Discovery 🩺 Immunotherapy

Cryptocurrency Investing Bible

by Alan T. Norman • 2017

Bitcoin, blockchain, and the altcoin boom: a beginner's map to investing without the hype.

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🌱 Crypto For Beginners ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 📊 Technical Analysis ⛏️ Crypto Mining

Cryptocurrency Investing Bible

Bitcoin, blockchain, and the altcoin boom: a beginner's map to investing without the hype.

by Alan T. Norman 2017 163 pages

3.55

262 ratings

🌱 Crypto For Beginners ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 📈 Crypto Investing 📊 Technical Analysis ⛏️ Crypto Mining

Cloud Computing For Dummies

by Judith Hurwitz • 2009

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

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☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing For Dummies

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

by Judith Hurwitz 2009 336 pages

3.40

134 ratings

☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

The Safety Trap

by Spencer Coursen • 2021

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

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🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

The Safety Trap

Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.

by Spencer Coursen 2021 356 pages

4.11

196 ratings

🛡️ Personal Security 👀 Situational Awareness 🥋 Self-Defense 🧠 Preparedness Mindset 🔍 Threat Assessment

Pure Human

by Gregg Braden • 2025

Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.

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🧬 Intelligent Design 🔬 Spiritual Science 🤖 Techno-Skepticism ⚖️ Bioethics 🌟 Human Potential

Pure Human

Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.

by Gregg Braden 2025 304 pages

4.38

236 ratings

🧬 Intelligent Design 🔬 Spiritual Science 🤖 Techno-Skepticism ⚖️ Bioethics 🌟 Human Potential

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

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🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Breaking Banks

by Brett King • 2014

Physical bank branches are dying. Their replacements are apps built by coders who own no vaults.

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🏦 Digital Banking 💥 Fintech Disruption 📱 Branchless Banking 🔌 Embedded Finance 💳 Payment Innovation

Breaking Banks

Physical bank branches are dying. Their replacements are apps built by coders who own no vaults.

by Brett King 2014 288 pages

3.68

140 ratings

🏦 Digital Banking 💥 Fintech Disruption 📱 Branchless Banking 🔌 Embedded Finance 💳 Payment Innovation

Coding Freedom

by Gabriella Coleman • 2012

They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.

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💻 Hacker Culture 🐧 Free Software Movement 🌐 Digital Ethnography 📜 Intellectual Property 👥 Online Communities

Coding Freedom

They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.

by Gabriella Coleman 2012 272 pages

3.82

280 ratings

💻 Hacker Culture 🐧 Free Software Movement 🌐 Digital Ethnography 📜 Intellectual Property 👥 Online Communities

Lean Architecture

by James O. Coplien • 2010

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology 🧭 Domain-Driven Design 👤 User-Centered Design

Lean Architecture

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

by James O. Coplien 2010 384 pages

3.23

178 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology 🧭 Domain-Driven Design 👤 User-Centered Design

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

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🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

Threat Modeling

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014 624 pages

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management 🔑 Authentication 🛡️ Privacy Engineering

The Science of Algorithmic Trading and Portfolio Management

by Robert Kissell • 2013

Broker trading-cost models are black boxes. The math to build transparent ones yourself.

3.76

🧮 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Portfolio Management 🔬 Market Microstructure 💸 Transaction Cost Analysis

The Science of Algorithmic Trading and Portfolio Management

Broker trading-cost models are black boxes. The math to build transparent ones yourself.

by Robert Kissell 2013 496 pages

3.76

25 ratings

🧮 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Portfolio Management 🔬 Market Microstructure 💸 Transaction Cost Analysis

In the Enemy's House

by Howard Blum • 2018

An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.

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2k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage ☢️ Atomic Espionage 🔐 Code Breaking 🗂️ Soviet Spy Networks 🛡️ Counterintelligence

In the Enemy's House

An FBI agent and a quiet linguist unraveled the Soviet codes that hid the atomic spies.

by Howard Blum 2018 352 pages

4.14

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage ☢️ Atomic Espionage 🔐 Code Breaking 🗂️ Soviet Spy Networks 🛡️ Counterintelligence

Guitar Lessons

by Bob Taylor • 2011

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

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🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

Guitar Lessons

Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.

by Bob Taylor 2011 256 pages

4.34

172 ratings

🎸 Guitar Making 🎵 Music Business 🛠️ Artisan Business 🏷️ Brand Building 🔄 Continuous Improvement

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