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Technology Book Summaries

The Language of New Media
by Lev Manovich • 2001
3.86
1k+
Theory
Art
Academic
The Language of New Media Summary
The Language of New Media
by Lev Manovich 2001 354 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Theory
Art
Academic
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
by Martin Christopher • 1994
3.77
261
Business
Management
Economics
Logistics and Supply Chain Management Summary
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
by Martin Christopher 1994 276 pages
3.77
261 ratings
Business
Management
Economics
Normal Accidents
by Charles Perrow • 1984
Living with High-Risk Technologies
4.05
500+
Science
Engineering
Technology
Normal Accidents Summary
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
by Charles Perrow 1984 464 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Science
Engineering
Technology
Technopoly
by Neil Postman • 1992
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
3.97
5k+
Technology
Philosophy
Sociology
Technopoly Summary
Technopoly
The Surrender of Culture to Technology
by Neil Postman 1992 222 pages
3.97
5k+ ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Sociology
The Art of Statistics
by David Spiegelhalter • 2019
Learning from Data
4.15
5k+
Science
Mathematics
Business
The Art of Statistics Summary
The Art of Statistics
Learning from Data
by David Spiegelhalter 2019 426 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Business
The Singularity Is Nearer
by Ray Kurzweil • 2024
When We Merge with AI
3.89
4k+
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Singularity Is Nearer Summary
The Singularity Is Nearer
When We Merge with AI
by Ray Kurzweil 2024 432 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Scaling People
by Claire Hughes Johnson • 2023
Tactics for Management and Company Building
4.25
1k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Scaling People Summary
Scaling People
Tactics for Management and Company Building
by Claire Hughes Johnson 2023 480 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Generative AI
by Harvard Business Review • 2024
The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
3.46
264
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
Generative AI Summary
Generative AI
The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
by Harvard Business Review 2024 170 pages
3.46
264 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
Artificial Intelligence Basics
by Tom Taulli • 2019
A Non-Technical Introduction
3.50
210
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence Basics Summary
Artificial Intelligence Basics
A Non-Technical Introduction
by Tom Taulli 2019 187 pages
3.50
210 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Computer Science
Building Microservices
by Sam Newman • 2014
Designing Fine-Grained Systems
4.22
5k+
Technology
Programming
Software
Building Microservices Summary
Building Microservices
Designing Fine-Grained Systems
by Sam Newman 2014 473 pages
4.22
5k+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
AI Snake Oil
by Arvind Narayanan • 2024
What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference
3.89
2k+
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
AI Snake Oil Summary
AI Snake Oil
What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference
by Arvind Narayanan 2024 360 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
The Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk • 2019
3.74
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Technology
The Simulation Hypothesis Summary
The Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk 2019 330 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Technology
Abundance
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2012
The Future Is Better Than You Think
4.05
11k+
Business
Science
Technology
Abundance Summary
Abundance
The Future Is Better Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis 2012 400 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
The Entrepreneurial State
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2011
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
3.94
3k+
Economics
Politics
Business
The Entrepreneurial State Summary
The Entrepreneurial State
Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths
by Mariana Mazzucato 2011 266 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
The Price of Tomorrow
by Jeff Booth • 2020
Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future
4.08
3k+
Economics
Finance
Business
The Price of Tomorrow Summary
The Price of Tomorrow
Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future
by Jeff Booth 2020 232 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Weapons of Math Destruction
by Cathy O'Neil • 2016
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
3.87
30k+
Science
Technology
Politics
Weapons of Math Destruction Summary
Weapons of Math Destruction
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
by Cathy O'Neil 2016 259 pages
3.87
30k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Politics
The Business Case for AI
by Kavita Ganesan • 2022
A Leader's Guide to AI Strategies, Best Practices & Real-World Applications
3.92
262
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
The Business Case for AI Summary
The Business Case for AI
A Leader's Guide to AI Strategies, Best Practices & Real-World Applications
by Kavita Ganesan 2022 316 pages
3.92
262 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
Working Backwards
by Colin Bryar • 2021
Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
4.20
7k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Working Backwards Summary
Working Backwards
Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
by Colin Bryar 2021 304 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Clean Code
by Robert C. Martin • 2007
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
4.35
23k+
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Clean Code Summary
Clean Code
A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
by Robert C. Martin 2007 464 pages
4.35
23k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Hacking
by Jon Erickson • 2003
The Art of Exploitation w/CD
4.17
2k+
Computer Science
Hackers
Programming
Hacking Summary
Hacking
The Art of Exploitation w/CD
by Jon Erickson 2003 264 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Computer Science
Hackers
Programming
The Chaos Machine
by Max Fisher • 2022
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
4.27
8k+
Technology
Psychology
Politics
The Chaos Machine Summary
The Chaos Machine
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
by Max Fisher 2022 350 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Technology
Psychology
Politics
The SaaS Playbook
by Rob Walling • 2023
Build a Multimillion-Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
4.28
500+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
The SaaS Playbook Summary
The SaaS Playbook
Build a Multimillion-Dollar Startup Without Venture Capital
by Rob Walling 2023 202 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Staff Engineer
by Will Larson • 2021
Leadership Beyond the Management Track
4.04
3k+
Leadership
Technology
Management
Staff Engineer Summary
Staff Engineer
Leadership Beyond the Management Track
by Will Larson 2021 337 pages
4.04
3k+ ratings
Leadership
Technology
Management
Founders at Work
by Jessica Livingston • 2001
Stories of Startups' Early Days
4.03
38k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Founders at Work Summary
Founders at Work
Stories of Startups' Early Days
by Jessica Livingston 2001 456 pages
4.03
38k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Startup
Only the Paranoid Survive
by Andrew S. Grove • 1996
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
3.98
10k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Only the Paranoid Survive Summary
Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
by Andrew S. Grove 1996 240 pages
3.98
10k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well
by Jamie Chan • 2014
Python for Beginners with Hands-on Project. The only book you need to start coding in Python immediately
4.01
500+
Programming
Technology
Coding
Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well Summary
Learn Python in One Day and Learn It Well
Python for Beginners with Hands-on Project. The only book you need to start coding in Python immediately
by Jamie Chan 2014 124 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Coding
The Skill Code
by Matt Beane • 2024
How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines
3.57
235
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
The Skill Code Summary
The Skill Code
How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines
by Matt Beane 2024 224 pages
3.57
235 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Business
Technology
The Four
by Scott Galloway • 2017
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
3.83
19k+
Business
Technology
Economics
The Four Summary
The Four
The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
by Scott Galloway 2017 320 pages
3.83
19k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Economics
That Will Never Work
by Marc Randolph • 2019
The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
4.22
17k+
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
That Will Never Work Summary
That Will Never Work
The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea
by Marc Randolph 2019 337 pages
4.22
17k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
Build
by Tony Fadell • 2022
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
4.31
9k+
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
Build Summary
Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
by Tony Fadell 2022 416 pages
4.31
9k+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Leadership
The New New Thing
by Michael Lewis • 1999
A Silicon Valley Story
3.76
10k+
Business
Technology
Biography
The New New Thing Summary
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
by Michael Lewis 1999 349 pages
3.76
10k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
Everybody Lies
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2017
Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
3.91
42k+
Science
Psychology
Business
Everybody Lies Summary
Everybody Lies
Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2017 338 pages
3.91
42k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Business
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
4.16
1.3M+
Biography
Business
Technology
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson 2011 630 pages
4.16
1.3M+ ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
Bank 4.0
by Brett King • 2018
Banking Everywhere, Never at a Bank
4.07
500+
Finance
Banking
Business
Bank 4.0 Summary
Bank 4.0
Banking Everywhere, Never at a Bank
by Brett King 2018 352 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Finance
Banking
Business
The Filter Bubble
by Eli Pariser • 2011
How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think
3.79
5k+
Technology
Science
Internet
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble
How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think
by Eli Pariser 2011 304 pages
3.79
5k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Internet
Source Code
by Bill Gates • 2025
My Beginnings
4.16
14k+
Biography
Memoir
Business
Source Code Summary
Source Code
My Beginnings
by Bill Gates 2025 336 pages
4.16
14k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Business
AI Needs You
by Verity Harding • 2024
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
3.55
259
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
AI Needs You Summary
AI Needs You
How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
by Verity Harding 2024 288 pages
3.55
259 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Business
Becoming Steve Jobs
by Brent Schlender • 2015
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
4.15
17k+
Biography
Business
Technology
Becoming Steve Jobs Summary
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
by Brent Schlender 2015 482 pages
4.15
17k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Technology
Scary Smart
by Mo Gawdat • 2021
The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
3.81
3k+
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Scary Smart Summary
Scary Smart
The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
by Mo Gawdat 2021 336 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Escaping the Build Trap
by Melissa Perri • 2018
How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
4.28
4k+
Business
Management
Design
Escaping the Build Trap Summary
Escaping the Build Trap
How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value
by Melissa Perri 2018 199 pages
4.28
4k+ ratings
Business
Management
Design
Team Topologies
by Matthew Skelton • 2019
Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
4.18
5k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Team Topologies Summary
Team Topologies
Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
by Matthew Skelton 2019 240 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Ghost in the Wires
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
3.97
27k+
Biography
Technology
Memoir
Ghost in the Wires Summary
Ghost in the Wires
My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011 413 pages
3.97
27k+ ratings
Biography
Technology
Memoir
Toyota Kata
by Mike Rother • 2009
Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
4.19
1k+
Business
Management
Leadership
Toyota Kata Summary
Toyota Kata
Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
by Mike Rother 2009 337 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Business
Management
Leadership
Architecture Patterns with Python
by Harry Percival • 2020
Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices
4.40
497
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Architecture Patterns with Python Summary
Architecture Patterns with Python
Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices
by Harry Percival 2020 280 pages
4.40
497 ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Venture Mindset
by Ilya Strebulaev • 2024
How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
4.19
452
Business
Finance
Economics
The Venture Mindset Summary
The Venture Mindset
How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth
by Ilya Strebulaev 2024 368 pages
4.19
452 ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
by Patrick Engebretson • 2011
Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
3.92
500+
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing Summary
The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing
Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
by Patrick Engebretson 2011 159 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
Learn SQL (using MySQL) in One Day and Learn It Well
by Jamie Chan • 2018
SQL for Beginners with Hands-on Project
4.08
106
Coding
Programming
Technology
Learn SQL (using MySQL) in One Day and Learn It Well Summary
Learn SQL (using MySQL) in One Day and Learn It Well
SQL for Beginners with Hands-on Project
by Jamie Chan 2018 166 pages
4.08
106 ratings
Coding
Programming
Technology
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson • 2015
3.93
66k+
Psychology
Sociology
Book Club
So You've Been Publicly Shamed Summary
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
by Jon Ronson 2015 304 pages
3.93
66k+ ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Book Club
Hatching Twitter
by Nick Bilton • 2013
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
4.04
19k+
Business
Technology
Biography
Hatching Twitter Summary
Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
by Nick Bilton 2013 321 pages
4.04
19k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
The Lean Product Playbook
by Dan Olsen • 2015
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
4.27
3k+
Business
Design
Entrepreneurship
The Lean Product Playbook Summary
The Lean Product Playbook
How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
by Dan Olsen 2015 307 pages
4.27
3k+ ratings
Business
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