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Technology Book Summaries

Until the Streetlights Come On
by Ginny Yurich • 2023
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
4.30
4k+
Until the Streetlights Come On Summary
Until the Streetlights Come On
The childhood your kids actually need: more boredom, more dirt, fewer screens, less you.
by Ginny Yurich 2023 224 pages
4.30
4k+ ratings
The SaaS Sales Method for Account Executives
by Jacco van der Kooij • 2018
Diagnose before you demo: a SaaS sales method that turns price battles into value trades.
4.30
61
The SaaS Sales Method for Account Executives Summary
The SaaS Sales Method for Account Executives
Diagnose before you demo: a SaaS sales method that turns price battles into value trades.
by Jacco van der Kooij 2018 181 pages
4.30
61 ratings
Crypto Confidential
by Nathaniel Eliason • 2024
A 7,700 percent gain, then zero: one insider's ride through the crypto casino.
4.21
500+
Crypto Confidential Summary
Crypto Confidential
A 7,700 percent gain, then zero: one insider's ride through the crypto casino.
by Nathaniel Eliason 2024 304 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort
by Mark Myers • 2013
JavaScript learned through short chapters and immediate coding practice, designed to stick faster.
4.04
500+
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort Summary
A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript. The new tech-assisted approach that requires half the effort
JavaScript learned through short chapters and immediate coding practice, designed to stick faster.
by Mark Myers 2013 254 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Effective Typescript
by Dan Vanderkam • 2019
62 battle-tested recipes that turn TypeScript from a linter into a safety net.
4.40
500+
Effective Typescript Summary
Effective Typescript
62 battle-tested recipes that turn TypeScript from a linter into a safety net.
by Dan Vanderkam 2019 250 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Teach Your Gift
by Danny Iny • 2020
Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.
3.94
160
Teach Your Gift Summary
Teach Your Gift
Build a course business that actually works: pilot small, co-create with students, then scale.
by Danny Iny 2020 129 pages
3.94
160 ratings
Nothing But Net
by Mark Mahaney • 2021
Why the best tech stocks regularly fall 30 percent, and why you should buy, not panic.
3.78
225
Nothing But Net Summary
Nothing But Net
Why the best tech stocks regularly fall 30 percent, and why you should buy, not panic.
by Mark Mahaney 2021 352 pages
3.78
225 ratings
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
by Steve Stockman • 2011
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
4.20
1k+
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck Summary
How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
Ten seconds is all your video gets. The working-director playbook for making people stay past that.
by Steve Stockman 2011 248 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Instagram Secrets
by Jeremy McGilvrey • 2017
Instagram for business: the playbook for turning followers into customers, from content to sale.
3.75
440
Instagram Secrets Summary
Instagram Secrets
Instagram for business: the playbook for turning followers into customers, from content to sale.
by Jeremy McGilvrey 2017 204 pages
3.75
440 ratings
The Facebook Effect
by David Kirkpatrick • 2010
The bet: real names would make the internet better. Then 500 million people showed up.
3.86
11k+
The Facebook Effect Summary
The Facebook Effect
The bet: real names would make the internet better. Then 500 million people showed up.
by David Kirkpatrick 2010 386 pages
3.86
11k+ ratings
Data Smart
by John W. Foreman • 2013
Real machine learning inside Excel: cluster customers, forecast demand, optimize decisions. No code.
4.12
1k+
Data Smart Summary
Data Smart
Real machine learning inside Excel: cluster customers, forecast demand, optimize decisions. No code.
by John W. Foreman 2013 409 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
The People’s Republic of Walmart
by Leigh Phillips • 2019
Big corporations already plan like socialist states. The final step is not computing but democracy.
3.88
2k+
The People’s Republic of Walmart Summary
The People’s Republic of Walmart
Big corporations already plan like socialist states. The final step is not computing but democracy.
by Leigh Phillips 2019 256 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Broken Code
by Jeff Horwitz • 2023
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
3.88
500+
Broken Code Summary
Broken Code
Instagram harmed teen mental health. Facebook buried proof; whistleblower documents forced it out.
by Jeff Horwitz 2023 528 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
The Things We Make
by Bill Hammack • 2023
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
3.75
1k+
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
by Bill Hammack 2023 272 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Unsettled
by Steven E. Koonin • 2021
The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.
4.24
3k+
Unsettled Summary
Unsettled
The gap between climate science and climate headlines is wider than either side admits.
by Steven E. Koonin 2021 320 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
Architects of Intelligence
by Martin Ford • 2018
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
4.07
500+
Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence
AI's builders say the real crisis isn't superintelligence but a labor market already fracturing.
by Martin Ford 2018 554 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Wellness
by Nathan Hill • 2023
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
3.97
83k+
Wellness Summary
Wellness
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
by Nathan Hill 2023 611 pages
3.97
83k+ ratings
The Amazon Way
by John Rossman • 2014
Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.
3.94
2k+
The Amazon Way Summary
The Amazon Way
Amazon's flywheel: why customer obsession, not margin optimization, builds lasting companies.
by John Rossman 2014 170 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies
by Kevin Beaver • 2004
Think like an attacker, test every entry point from Wi-Fi to the server room.
3.65
397
Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies Summary
Hacking For Dummies (For Dummies
Think like an attacker, test every entry point from Wi-Fi to the server room.
by Kevin Beaver 2004 416 pages
3.65
397 ratings
American Girls
by Nancy Jo Sales • 2016
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
3.60
2k+
American Girls Summary
American Girls
Porn scripts, hookup norms, and a hunt for likes: what social media did to teenage girls.
by Nancy Jo Sales 2016 418 pages
3.60
2k+ ratings
The Machine Learning Solutions Architect Handbook
by David Ping • 2022
Most ML models never make it to production. The architecture playbook for the ones that do.
4.06
16
The Machine Learning Solutions Architect Handbook Summary
The Machine Learning Solutions Architect Handbook
Most ML models never make it to production. The architecture playbook for the ones that do.
by David Ping 2022 442 pages
4.06
16 ratings
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2016
Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.
4.06
381
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk Summary
How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk
Cybersecurity swears its risks defy measurement. A quantitative toolkit that says otherwise.
by Douglas W. Hubbard 2016 342 pages
4.06
381 ratings
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety
by John Duffy • 2019
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
4.08
500+
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety Summary
Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety
Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.
by John Duffy 2019 208 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Raising Critical Thinkers
by Julie Bogart • 2022
Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.
3.99
2k+
Raising Critical Thinkers Summary
Raising Critical Thinkers
Critical thinking isn't fact-checking. It starts with self-awareness and the courage to be wrong.
by Julie Bogart 2022 345 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Command and Control
by Eric Schlosser • 2013
One dropped socket in an Arkansas missile silo exposes seventy years of nuclear near-disasters.
4.27
14k+
Command and Control Summary
Command and Control
One dropped socket in an Arkansas missile silo exposes seventy years of nuclear near-disasters.
by Eric Schlosser 2013 656 pages
4.27
14k+ ratings
Success through Failure
by Henry Petroski • 2006
Every triumph contains the seed of its collapse; the art of design is spotting it early.
3.60
201
Success through Failure Summary
Success through Failure
Every triumph contains the seed of its collapse; the art of design is spotting it early.
by Henry Petroski 2006 256 pages
3.60
201 ratings
The Membership Economy
by Robbie Kellman Baxter • 2015
Why the smartest companies don't sell you a thing anymore: they enroll you in something.
3.73
1k+
The Membership Economy Summary
The Membership Economy
Why the smartest companies don't sell you a thing anymore: they enroll you in something.
by Robbie Kellman Baxter 2015 272 pages
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Future of the Professions
by Richard Susskind • 2015
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
3.64
1k+
The Future of the Professions Summary
The Future of the Professions
The professions were built on a trade: exclusive knowledge for public trust. That trade is ending.
by Richard Susskind 2015 368 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Fanged Noumena
by Nick Land • 2011
The future is a virus that has already infected the present. The host will not survive.
3.85
1k+
Fanged Noumena Summary
Fanged Noumena
The future is a virus that has already infected the present. The host will not survive.
by Nick Land 2011 666 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Python for Finance
by Yves Hilpisch • 2012
Python's finance stack: vectorized data, Monte Carlo methods, deploying models from Excel to web.
3.80
249
Python for Finance Summary
Python for Finance
Python's finance stack: vectorized data, Monte Carlo methods, deploying models from Excel to web.
by Yves Hilpisch 2012 603 pages
3.80
249 ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977 316 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
How To Get To The Top of Google
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen • 2020
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
4.37
285
How To Get To The Top of Google Summary
How To Get To The Top of Google
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen 2020 301 pages
4.37
285 ratings
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
by Petroski • 1996
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
3.75
351
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing Summary
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
by Petroski 1996 256 pages
3.75
351 ratings
The Conversion Code
by Chris Smith • 2016
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
4.01
500+
The Conversion Code Summary
The Conversion Code
Turn internet leads into appointments and closed deals: a system from clicks to contracts.
by Chris Smith 2016 192 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
by Stephen Webb • 2002
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
4.20
1k+
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
by Stephen Webb 2002 288 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Innovation Stack
by Jim McKelvey • 2020
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
4.22
1k+
The Innovation Stack Summary
The Innovation Stack
Great companies don't disrupt. They layer innovations into interlocking systems no rival can copy.
by Jim McKelvey 2020 285 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Future of Work
by Darrell M. West • 2018
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
3.47
203
The Future of Work Summary
The Future of Work
Automation threatens half of all jobs. Our safety nets were designed for a different economy.
by Darrell M. West 2018 209 pages
3.47
203 ratings
New Cold Wars
by David E. Sanger • 2024
The post-Cold War peace was a mirage. The new rivalry is hybrid, global, and nuclear.
4.30
2k+
New Cold Wars Summary
New Cold Wars
The post-Cold War peace was a mirage. The new rivalry is hybrid, global, and nuclear.
by David E. Sanger 2024 528 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023 263 pages
3.55
214 ratings
Two Scoops of Django
by Daniel Roy Greenfeld • 2013
Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.
4.22
260
Two Scoops of Django Summary
Two Scoops of Django
Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.
by Daniel Roy Greenfeld 2013 312 pages
4.22
260 ratings
Pro Git
by Scott Chacon • 2009
Learn Git from the inside out: snapshots, branching, and the reflog that saves lost work.
4.18
3k+
Pro Git Summary
Pro Git
Learn Git from the inside out: snapshots, branching, and the reflog that saves lost work.
by Scott Chacon 2009 290 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
Youtility
by Jay Baer • 2013
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
3.99
1k+
Youtility Summary
Youtility
Turn your marketing into a free tool: replace ads with apps, and customers sell themselves.
by Jay Baer 2013 219 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Predictive Analytics
by Eric Siegel • 2013
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
3.66
2k+
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
Companies know whether you'll leave, buy, or default before you've decided. Here's how.
by Eric Siegel 2013 368 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
How Music Works
by David Byrne • 2014
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
4.00
28k+
How Music Works Summary
How Music Works
Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.
by David Byrne 2014 345 pages
4.00
28k+ ratings
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
by Mark Schwartz • 2017
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
4.23
500+
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value Summary
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
by Mark Schwartz 2017 513 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Extrastatecraft
by Keller Easterling • 2014
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
3.68
410
Extrastatecraft Summary
Extrastatecraft
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
by Keller Easterling 2014 252 pages
3.68
410 ratings
Reset Your Child's Brain
by Victoria Dunckley • 2015
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
4.08
500+
Reset Your Child's Brain Summary
Reset Your Child's Brain
Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.
by Victoria Dunckley 2015 384 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Bezonomics
by Brian Dumaine • 2020
The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.
3.76
1k+
Bezonomics Summary
Bezonomics
The self-reinforcing loop that built Amazon's empire, and how the best companies are stealing it.
by Brian Dumaine 2020 336 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Power of Language
by Viorica Marian • 2023
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
4.06
1k+
The Power of Language Summary
The Power of Language
Language doesn't just describe your world. It builds it. A second language builds a second you.
by Viorica Marian 2023 288 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Algorithm
by Hilke Schellmann • 2024
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
3.84
429
The Algorithm Summary
The Algorithm
Why you should fear the algorithms that hire and fire: they're biased, unscientific, and watching.
by Hilke Schellmann 2024 312 pages
3.84
429 ratings
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