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Technology Book Summaries

Atlas of AI
by Kate Crawford • 2020
Artificial intelligence is not just code. It runs on mines, warehouses, and state surveillance.
3.93
3k+
Atlas of AI Summary
Atlas of AI
Artificial intelligence is not just code. It runs on mines, warehouses, and state surveillance.
by Kate Crawford 2020 288 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Inspired
by Marty Cagan • 2008
Why the best product teams don't take orders. They discover what customers need, fast.
4.23
25k+
Inspired Summary
Inspired
Why the best product teams don't take orders. They discover what customers need, fast.
by Marty Cagan 2008 349 pages
4.23
25k+ ratings
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
by Henry Kissinger • 2021
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
3.43
5k+
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future Summary
The Age of A.I. and Our Human Future
A new intelligence is reshaping knowledge, strategy, and order; it is an actor, not a tool.
by Henry Kissinger 2021 205 pages
3.43
5k+ ratings
The Sovereign Individual
by James Dale Davidson • 1997
Encryption will destroy the nation-state: a 1997 prophecy the internet keeps proving.
4.17
4k+
The Sovereign Individual Summary
The Sovereign Individual
Encryption will destroy the nation-state: a 1997 prophecy the internet keeps proving.
by James Dale Davidson 1997 448 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Work Rules!
by Laszlo Bock • 2015
A data-driven blueprint for hiring, pay, and culture from Google's former head of people operations.
4.13
16k+
Work Rules! Summary
Work Rules!
A data-driven blueprint for hiring, pay, and culture from Google's former head of people operations.
by Laszlo Bock 2015 417 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams • 2025
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
4.12
100k+
Careless People Summary
Careless People
Facebook's growth playbook from the inside: trade free speech, erode privacy, ignore the bodies.
by Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025 382 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
The Startup Owner's Manual
by Steve Blank • 2012
Every business plan is guesswork. Here is the systematic way to replace guesses with customer facts.
4.11
12k+
The Startup Owner's Manual Summary
The Startup Owner's Manual
Every business plan is guesswork. Here is the systematic way to replace guesses with customer facts.
by Steve Blank 2012 608 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Day Trading Attention
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2024
Forget followers. Create content algorithms reward, then put money only behind what already works.
4.18
1k+
Day Trading Attention Summary
Day Trading Attention
Forget followers. Create content algorithms reward, then put money only behind what already works.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2024 272 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Hook Point
by Brendan Kane • 2020
Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.
3.49
1k+
Hook Point Summary
Hook Point
Three seconds to grab attention before the scroll. A system for hooks that actually stop thumbs.
by Brendan Kane 2020 304 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
Building a Second Brain
by Tiago Forte • 2022
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
4.03
21k+
Building a Second Brain Summary
Building a Second Brain
The missing half of every productivity system: how to turn saved ideas into finished creative work.
by Tiago Forte 2022 269 pages
4.03
21k+ ratings
Limitless Expanded Edition
by Jim Kwik • 2020
You were never taught how to learn. The brain's missing operating manual, finally written.
4.07
22k+
Limitless Expanded Edition Summary
Limitless Expanded Edition
You were never taught how to learn. The brain's missing operating manual, finally written.
by Jim Kwik 2020 442 pages
4.07
22k+ ratings
Unmasking AI
by Joy Buolamwini • 2023
AI couldn’t see her face. So she put on a white mask and exposed a billion-dollar bias.
4.10
1k+
Unmasking AI Summary
Unmasking AI
AI couldn’t see her face. So she put on a white mask and exposed a billion-dollar bias.
by Joy Buolamwini 2023 317 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch • 2011
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
4.17
9k+
The Beginning of Infinity Summary
The Beginning of Infinity
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
by David Deutsch 2011 487 pages
4.17
9k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
3.83
5k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021 452 pages
3.83
5k+ ratings
The Bitcoin Standard
by Saifedean Ammous • 2018
Before Bitcoin, every digital good could be copied. The argument for what happens when that changes.
4.17
14k+
The Bitcoin Standard Summary
The Bitcoin Standard
Before Bitcoin, every digital good could be copied. The argument for what happens when that changes.
by Saifedean Ammous 2018 304 pages
4.17
14k+ ratings
Supremacy
by Parmy Olson • 2024
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
4.05
5k+
Supremacy Summary
Supremacy
The AGI race had competing visionaries, $13 billion from Microsoft, and safety as an afterthought.
by Parmy Olson 2024 336 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
Launch
by Jeff Walker • 2014
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
3.99
4k+
Launch Summary
Launch
The launch formula that compresses a year of sales into one week, no existing audience required.
by Jeff Walker 2014 206 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Epic Content Marketing
by Joe Pulizzi • 2013
The publishing playbook: stop interrupting, start teaching, and make customers seek you out.
3.96
1k+
Epic Content Marketing Summary
Epic Content Marketing
The publishing playbook: stop interrupting, start teaching, and make customers seek you out.
by Joe Pulizzi 2013 332 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
200k+
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985 352 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
The Man Who Solved the Market
by Gregory Zuckerman • 2019
A mathematician hired scientists, not traders, and built the most successful investment fund ever.
4.05
17k+
The Man Who Solved the Market Summary
The Man Who Solved the Market
A mathematician hired scientists, not traders, and built the most successful investment fund ever.
by Gregory Zuckerman 2019 384 pages
4.05
17k+ ratings
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
by Shoshana Zuboff • 2018
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
4.05
13k+
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Summary
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
by Shoshana Zuboff 2018 704 pages
4.05
13k+ ratings
The Organized Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2014
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
3.65
14k+
The Organized Mind Summary
The Organized Mind
Attention bandwidth: 120 bits per second. Two conversations fill it. Defend the rest.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2014 528 pages
3.65
14k+ ratings
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013
Three value posts for every ask: the platform-by-platform craft of social media.
3.95
9k+
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
Three value posts for every ask: the platform-by-platform craft of social media.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013 195 pages
3.95
9k+ ratings
Wings of Fire
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 1999
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
4.29
54k+
Wings of Fire Summary
Wings of Fire
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1999 180 pages
4.29
54k+ ratings
A Philosophy of Software Design
by John Ousterhout • 2018
Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.
4.22
4k+
A Philosophy of Software Design Summary
A Philosophy of Software Design
Your codebase rots from the inside out. The design skill that stops it.
by John Ousterhout 2018 184 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla • 1935
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
3.91
12k+
My Inventions Summary
My Inventions
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
by Nikola Tesla 1935 88 pages
3.91
12k+ ratings
Money
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2018
Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.
3.90
2k+
Money Summary
Money
Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015 224 pages
4.25
23k+ ratings
Team of Teams
by Stanley McChrystal • 2015
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
4.14
13k+
Team of Teams Summary
Team of Teams
A general beat a fast-moving insurgency by scrapping his own chain of command.
by Stanley McChrystal 2015 304 pages
4.14
13k+ ratings
The Worlds I See
by Fei-Fei Li • 2023
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
4.31
5k+
The Worlds I See Summary
The Worlds I See
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
by Fei-Fei Li 2023 336 pages
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Precipice
by Toby Ord • 2020
The next hundred years will decide if humanity colonizes the galaxy or destroys itself trying.
3.94
5k+
The Precipice Summary
The Precipice
The next hundred years will decide if humanity colonizes the galaxy or destroys itself trying.
by Toby Ord 2020 480 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Algorithms to Live By
by Brian Christian • 2016
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
4.12
35k+
Algorithms to Live By Summary
Algorithms to Live By
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
by Brian Christian 2016 368 pages
4.12
35k+ ratings
Power And Prediction
by Ajay Agrawal • 2022
AI works. Now the long, slow work of rebuilding everything around it begins.
4.22
7k+
Power And Prediction Summary
Power And Prediction
AI works. Now the long, slow work of rebuilding everything around it begins.
by Ajay Agrawal 2022 256 pages
4.22
7k+ ratings
Origin
by Dan Brown • 2017
A tech prophet's murder mid-reveal forces Langdon to flee Barcelona and unlock his encrypted secret.
3.90
300k+
Origin Summary
Origin
A tech prophet's murder mid-reveal forces Langdon to flee Barcelona and unlock his encrypted secret.
by Dan Brown 2017 480 pages
3.90
300k+ ratings
Mastering Bitcoin
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos • 2014
21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.
4.31
2k+
Mastering Bitcoin Summary
Mastering Bitcoin
21 million coins, zero central banks, one public ledger: the architecture that makes it all work.
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos 2014 296 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
iGen
by Jean M. Twenge • 2017
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
3.78
5k+
iGen Summary
iGen
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
by Jean M. Twenge 2017 352 pages
3.78
5k+ ratings
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
by Al Sweigart • 2014
Turn tedious computer work into scripts: spreadsheets, emails, and scraping, taught from zero.
4.28
3k+
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Summary
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Turn tedious computer work into scripts: spreadsheets, emails, and scraping, taught from zero.
by Al Sweigart 2014 479 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Human Compatible
by Stuart Russell • 2019
Superintelligence will give us exactly what we ask for, and that is the problem.
4.04
5k+
Human Compatible Summary
Human Compatible
Superintelligence will give us exactly what we ask for, and that is the problem.
by Stuart Russell 2019 352 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Sprint
by Jake Knapp • 2016
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
4.18
23k+
Sprint Summary
Sprint
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
by Jake Knapp 2016 274 pages
4.18
23k+ ratings
Deep Medicine
by Eric J. Topol • 2019
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
4.01
2k+
Deep Medicine Summary
Deep Medicine
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
by Eric J. Topol 2019 341 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Hacking Growth
by Sean Ellis • 2017
Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.
4.11
5k+
Hacking Growth Summary
Hacking Growth
Build a team that runs 30 growth experiments a week; here is the structure and process.
by Sean Ellis 2017 320 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
by Dafydd Stuttard • 2007
Map every hidden corner of a web app, then automate the attacks that crack it open.
4.23
1k+
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook Summary
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
Map every hidden corner of a web app, then automate the attacks that crack it open.
by Dafydd Stuttard 2007 722 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Attention Merchants
by Tim Wu • 2016
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
4.07
4k+
The Attention Merchants Summary
The Attention Merchants
Your attention has been for sale since 1833. The hidden industry that trades in it.
by Tim Wu 2016 403 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
High Growth Handbook
by Elad Gil • 2018
The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.
4.08
2k+
High Growth Handbook Summary
High Growth Handbook
The playbook for scaling from ten to ten thousand without the usual breakdowns.
by Elad Gil 2018 344 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Genesis
by Henry Kissinger • 2024
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
3.53
1k+
Genesis Summary
Genesis
AI rewrites power, prosperity, and human dignity. A statesman on the philosophy to meet it.
by Henry Kissinger 2024 288 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Social Acceleration
by Hartmut Rosa • 2005
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
4.33
354
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
by Hartmut Rosa 2005 512 pages
4.33
354 ratings
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
by Uri Levine • 2023
Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.
4.36
1k+
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution Summary
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
Startup survival: obsess over the problem, not your first solution. From the co-founder of Waze.
by Uri Levine 2023 304 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Brave New Words
by Salman Khan • 2024
AI tutors that adapt, simulate history, and fix math: Sal Khan on education's biggest leap.
3.58
3k+
Brave New Words Summary
Brave New Words
AI tutors that adapt, simulate history, and fix math: Sal Khan on education's biggest leap.
by Salman Khan 2024 272 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Free
by Chris Anderson • 2009
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
3.88
17k+
Free Summary
Free
Free is not a price point; it's a business model built on attention, trust, and the new scarcities.
by Chris Anderson 2009 288 pages
3.88
17k+ ratings
Teaching with AI
by José Antonio Bowen • 2024
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
3.78
500+
Teaching with AI Summary
Teaching with AI
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
by José Antonio Bowen 2024 270 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
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