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🎮 Video Game Industry

Behind-the-scenes accounts of how games get made—the crunch, the creativity, the business decisions, and the cultural impact of an industry that rivals Hollywood in scope and ambition.
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture📉 Job Precarity
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 92%
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021
4.05
8k+ ratings
🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture📉 Job Precarity
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
25k+
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 92%
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017
4.20
25k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism
One Up
by Joost van Dreunen • 2020
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
4.13
213
🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries
One Up Summary
One Up 91%
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
by Joost van Dreunen 2020
4.13
213 ratings
🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries
Console Wars
by Blake J. Harris • 2014
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
3.97
12k+
⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting📢 Disruptive Marketing
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars 91%
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
by Blake J. Harris 2014
3.97
12k+ ratings
⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting📢 Disruptive Marketing
Masters of Doom
by David Kushner • 2003
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
4.30
20k+
🎮 Video Game History🕹️ Game Development🚀 Tech Startups
Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom 91%
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
by David Kushner 2003
4.30
20k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game History🕹️ Game Development🚀 Tech Startups
Play Nice
by Jason Schreier • 2024
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
4.16
7k+
🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories⏰ Crunch Culture
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice 91%
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
by Jason Schreier 2024
4.16
7k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories⏰ Crunch Culture
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020
by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner • 2020
Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.
4.10
158
🎮 Esports Industry🕹️ Gaming Culture🔧 Modding Communities
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 Summary
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 90%
Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.
by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner 2020
4.10
158 ratings
🎮 Esports Industry🕹️ Gaming Culture🔧 Modding Communities
Lost in a Good Game
by Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
752
🎮 Video Game Psychology⏳ Screen Time Research🌐 Digital Culture
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game 89%
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
by Pete Etchells 2019
3.72
752 ratings
🎮 Video Game Psychology⏳ Screen Time Research🌐 Digital Culture
Level Up!
by Scott Rogers • 2010
The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.
4.09
1k+
🎮 Video Game Development🛠️ Practical Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics
Level Up! Summary
Level Up! 89%
The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.
by Scott Rogers 2010
4.09
1k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🛠️ Practical Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics
Persuasive Games
by Ian Bogost • 2007
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
3.84
360
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 88%
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
by Ian Bogost 2007
3.84
360 ratings
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory
Gamers at Work
by Morgan Ramsay • 2012
Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.
3.69
138
🎮 Game Industry🚀 Tech Startups🎙️ Founder Interviews
Gamers at Work Summary
Gamers at Work 88%
Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.
by Morgan Ramsay 2012
3.69
138 ratings
🎮 Game Industry🚀 Tech Startups🎙️ Founder Interviews
Moral Combat
by Patrick M. Markey • 2017
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
4.18
173
😱 Media Moral Panics🎮 Video Game Studies🔫 Violence And Media
Moral Combat Summary
Moral Combat 88%
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
by Patrick M. Markey 2017
4.18
173 ratings
😱 Media Moral Panics🎮 Video Game Studies🔫 Violence And Media
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 88%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster • 2004
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
3.90
3k+
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 88%
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
by Ralph Koster 2004
3.90
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 87%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 87%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems
Play to Learn
by Sharon Boller • 2017
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
3.95
42
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn 87%
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
by Sharon Boller 2017
3.95
42 ratings
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices
by John P. Doran • 2017
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
3.90
20
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 87%
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
by John P. Doran 2017
3.90
20 ratings
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code
The Game Maker's Apprentice
by Jacob Habgood • 2006
Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.
3.94
148
🎮 Game Development Basics🕹️ 2D Game Creation🧩 Drag And Drop Coding
The Game Maker's Apprentice Summary
The Game Maker's Apprentice 87%
Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.
by Jacob Habgood 2006
3.94
148 ratings
🎮 Game Development Basics🕹️ 2D Game Creation🧩 Drag And Drop Coding
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
4.07
51k+
🖥️ Internet Culture🎮 Gaming Culture🎯 Perfectionism
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet 87%
A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.
by Felicia Day 2015
4.07
51k+ ratings
🖥️ Internet Culture🎮 Gaming Culture🎯 Perfectionism
Working in Public
by Nadia Eghbal • 2020
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
3.92
951
💻 Open Source Software💰 Creator Economy👁️ Attention Economics
Working in Public Summary
Working in Public 87%
Open source runs on solo maintainers, not communities. The scarcest resource: attention, not code.
by Nadia Eghbal 2020
3.92
951 ratings
💻 Open Source Software💰 Creator Economy👁️ Attention Economics
Disrupted
by Dan Lyons • 2016
Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.
3.91
17k+
💻 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley👴 Workplace Ageism
Disrupted Summary
Disrupted 87%
Hired as the token elder, a journalist records the absurdities of a startup cult losing millions.
by Dan Lyons 2016
3.91
17k+ ratings
💻 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley👴 Workplace Ageism
Think Like a Game Designer
by Justin Gary • 2018
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
4.01
184
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer 87%
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
by Justin Gary 2018
4.01
184 ratings
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking
Glued to Games
by Scott Rigby • 2011
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
4.00
111
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games 87%
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
by Scott Rigby 2011
4.00
111 ratings
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation
Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 87%
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011
3.65
490 ratings
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation
Silent Hill
by Bernard Perron • 2006
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
3.65
253
🎮 Survival Horror Games📚 Game Studies🧠 Psychological Horror
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill 87%
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
by Bernard Perron 2006
3.65
253 ratings
🎮 Survival Horror Games📚 Game Studies🧠 Psychological Horror
Game Programming Patterns
by Robert Nystrom • 2011
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
4.49
2k+
🎮 Game Programming🧩 Design Patterns🏗️ Software Architecture
Game Programming Patterns Summary
Game Programming Patterns 87%
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
by Robert Nystrom 2011
4.49
2k+ ratings
🎮 Game Programming🧩 Design Patterns🏗️ Software Architecture
Game Design Workshop
by Tracy Fullerton • 2008
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
4.11
513
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 87%
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
by Tracy Fullerton 2008
4.11
513 ratings
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design
Start Small, Stay Small
by Rob Walling • 2010
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
3.95
2k+
💰 Bootstrapping🎯 Niche Markets🚀 Lean Startup
Start Small, Stay Small Summary
Start Small, Stay Small 87%
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
by Rob Walling 2010
3.95
2k+ ratings
💰 Bootstrapping🎯 Niche Markets🚀 Lean Startup
Game Mechanics
by Ernest Adams • 2012
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
4.12
185
🕹️ Game Systems Design📊 Internal Economies🏗️ Design Patterns
Game Mechanics Summary
Game Mechanics 87%
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
by Ernest Adams 2012
4.12
185 ratings
🕹️ Game Systems Design📊 Internal Economies🏗️ Design Patterns
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips • 2014
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
4.21
175
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music 87%
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
by Winifred Phillips 2014
4.21
175 ratings
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music
Getting Gamers
by Jamie Madigan • 2015
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
4.01
489
🎮 Gaming Psychology🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers 87%
The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.
by Jamie Madigan 2015
4.01
489 ratings
🎮 Gaming Psychology🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases
Influence Empire
by Lulu Yilun Chen • 2022
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
3.93
969
🇨🇳 Chinese Tech📜 Corporate History📱 Digital Platforms
Influence Empire Summary
Influence Empire 87%
A billion-user empire built on copycatting: inside Tencent's rise and Beijing's decisive crackdown.
by Lulu Yilun Chen 2022
3.93
969 ratings
🇨🇳 Chinese Tech📜 Corporate History📱 Digital Platforms
The Art of Game Design
by Jesse Schell • 2008
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
4.39
3k+
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design 87%
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
by Jesse Schell 2008
4.39
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design
Unboxed
by Gordon Calleja • 2022
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
3.46
13
🎲 Board Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Play Theory
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed 87%
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
by Gordon Calleja 2022
3.46
13 ratings
🎲 Board Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Play Theory
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
14k+
🏙️ Silicon Valley🚀 Startup Culture🕵️ Insider Accounts
Chaos Monkeys Summary
Chaos Monkeys 87%
He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.
by Antonio García Martínez 2016
3.71
14k+ ratings
🏙️ Silicon Valley🚀 Startup Culture🕵️ Insider Accounts
The Metaverse
by Matthew Ball • 2022
A trillion-dollar 3D internet is forming on technical foundations that barely exist.
3.79
2k+
🌐 Virtual Worlds💰 Virtual Economies🔮 Future Of The Internet
The Metaverse Summary
The Metaverse 87%
A trillion-dollar 3D internet is forming on technical foundations that barely exist.
by Matthew Ball 2022
3.79
2k+ ratings
🌐 Virtual Worlds💰 Virtual Economies🔮 Future Of The Internet
Hatching Twitter
by Nick Bilton • 2013
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
4.04
19k+
🚀 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley📱 Social Media
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter 87%
Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.
by Nick Bilton 2013
4.04
19k+ ratings
🚀 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley📱 Social Media
How Music Got Free
by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
4.24
7k+
🎧 Digital Music🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy📡 Digital Disruption
How Music Got Free Summary
How Music Got Free 87%
A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.
by Stephen Richard Witt 2015
4.24
7k+ ratings
🎧 Digital Music🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy📡 Digital Disruption
Mood Machine
by Liz Pelly • 2025
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
3.83
5k+
🎧 Music Streaming🏢 Platform Capitalism🤖 Algorithmic Culture
Mood Machine Summary
Mood Machine 86%
Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.
by Liz Pelly 2025
3.83
5k+ ratings
🎧 Music Streaming🏢 Platform Capitalism🤖 Algorithmic Culture
Eurogames
by Stewart Woods • 2012
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
3.78
137
🎓 Game Studies🎲 Board Game Culture📐 Game Design Theory
Eurogames Summary
Eurogames 86%
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
by Stewart Woods 2012
3.78
137 ratings
🎓 Game Studies🎲 Board Game Culture📐 Game Design Theory
The Gamer's Brain
by Celia Hodent • 2017
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
4.29
231
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load
The Gamer's Brain Summary
The Gamer's Brain 86%
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
by Celia Hodent 2017
4.29
231 ratings
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load
Virtual Society
by Herman Narula • 2022
Virtual worlds built civilization. The metaverse will fix what it broke: making us feel we matter.
3.40
288
🎮 Virtual Worlds💰 Digital Economy👷 Future Of Work
Virtual Society Summary
Virtual Society 86%
Virtual worlds built civilization. The metaverse will fix what it broke: making us feel we matter.
by Herman Narula 2022
3.40
288 ratings
🎮 Virtual Worlds💰 Digital Economy👷 Future Of Work
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
🌐 Internet Economy👀 Attention Economy💥 Market Bubbles
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 86%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ ratings
🌐 Internet Economy👀 Attention Economy💥 Market Bubbles
The People's Platform
by Astra Taylor • 2012
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
4.04
610
🖥️ Internet Culture🏭 Platform Capitalism👁️ Attention Economy
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform 86%
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
by Astra Taylor 2012
4.04
610 ratings
🖥️ Internet Culture🏭 Platform Capitalism👁️ Attention Economy
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
🏢 Corporate Takeovers📱 Social Media Platforms📰 Tech Journalism
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore 86%
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024
3.97
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Takeovers📱 Social Media Platforms📰 Tech Journalism
How the Internet Happened
by Brian McCullough • 2018
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
4.27
2k+
🖥️ Internet History💸 Dot-Com Bubble🔧 Tech History
How the Internet Happened Summary
How the Internet Happened 86%
The Internet was not inevitable: a handful of companies built it in a frantic twenty-year race.
by Brian McCullough 2018
4.27
2k+ ratings
🖥️ Internet History💸 Dot-Com Bubble🔧 Tech History
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates
by Jennifer Edstrom • 1998
The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.
3.6
163
🖥️ Software Business🏢 Corporate History📈 Market Dominance
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates Summary
Barbarians Led by Bill Gates 86%
The browser war wasn't won by vision: it was won by weaponizing Windows against Netscape.
by Jennifer Edstrom 1998
3.6
163 ratings
🖥️ Software Business🏢 Corporate History📈 Market Dominance
The Accidental Billionaires
by Ben Mezrich • 2009
The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.
3.59
17k+
🏢 Startup Founding💻 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley
The Accidental Billionaires Summary
The Accidental Billionaires 86%
The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.
by Ben Mezrich 2009
3.59
17k+ ratings
🏢 Startup Founding💻 Tech Startups🌉 Silicon Valley
Burn Book
by Kara Swisher • 2024
Decades interrogating tech's most powerful men, and the one question none of them could answer.
3.94
16k+
🧪 Silicon Valley Culture📔 Tech Industry Memoir🖥️ Digital Journalism
Burn Book Summary
Burn Book 86%
Decades interrogating tech's most powerful men, and the one question none of them could answer.
by Kara Swisher 2024
3.94
16k+ ratings
🧪 Silicon Valley Culture📔 Tech Industry Memoir🖥️ Digital Journalism
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