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Technology Book Summaries

Validating Product Ideas
by Tomer Sharon • 2016
Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.
4.10
289
Validating Product Ideas Summary
Validating Product Ideas
Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.
by Tomer Sharon 2016 345 pages
4.10
289 ratings
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
by Meghan Casey • 2015
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
4.14
209
Content Strategy Toolkit, The Summary
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
by Meghan Casey 2015 272 pages
4.14
209 ratings
Dual Transformation
by Scott D. Anthony • 2017
Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.
4.06
254
Dual Transformation Summary
Dual Transformation
Disruption demands two transformations: save the core, build the future, and the bridge between.
by Scott D. Anthony 2017 348 pages
4.06
254 ratings
Hardwired
by Meredith Wild • 2013
A tech founder's investor pitch turns personal when a billionaire hacker decides he wants her.
4.02
40k+
Hardwired Summary
Hardwired
A tech founder's investor pitch turns personal when a billionaire hacker decides he wants her.
by Meredith Wild 2013 267 pages
4.02
40k+ ratings
Thank You for Being Late
by Thomas L. Friedman • 2016
Technology, markets, and the climate are all speeding up simultaneously; adaptation is not optional.
3.88
11k+
Thank You for Being Late Summary
Thank You for Being Late
Technology, markets, and the climate are all speeding up simultaneously; adaptation is not optional.
by Thomas L. Friedman 2016 496 pages
3.88
11k+ ratings
Life Hacks
by Dan Marshall • 2014
A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.
3.37
195
Life Hacks Summary
Life Hacks
A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.
by Dan Marshall 2014 176 pages
3.37
195 ratings
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs
by Alan Deutschman • 2000
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
3.95
3k+
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Summary
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
by Alan Deutschman 2000 352 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Interstellar
by Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
500+
Interstellar Summary
Interstellar
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
by Avi Loeb 2023 252 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
The Art of SQL
by Stephane Faroult • 2006
SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.
3.98
170
The Art of SQL Summary
The Art of SQL
SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.
by Stephane Faroult 2006 370 pages
3.98
170 ratings
Make Your Own Rules
by Andrew Huang • 2024
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
4.27
319
Make Your Own Rules Summary
Make Your Own Rules
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
by Andrew Huang 2024 320 pages
4.27
319 ratings
Hacking Health
by Mukesh Bansal • 2023
What if perfect health follows a few ancient rules modern life made you forget?
4.01
277
Hacking Health Summary
Hacking Health
What if perfect health follows a few ancient rules modern life made you forget?
by Mukesh Bansal 2023 320 pages
4.01
277 ratings
The Year Without Pants
by Scott Berkun • 2013
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
3.81
2k+
The Year Without Pants Summary
The Year Without Pants
From Microsoft to a pants-optional company: what a year without an office teaches about work.
by Scott Berkun 2013 258 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
3.82
1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Startup Checklist
by David S. Rose • 2016
From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.
4.12
326
The Startup Checklist Summary
The Startup Checklist
From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.
by David S. Rose 2016 320 pages
4.12
326 ratings
Customer Success
by Nick Mehta • 2016
Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.
4.00
1k+
Customer Success Summary
Customer Success
Group your customers, score their loyalty, and build a product they cannot quit.
by Nick Mehta 2016 256 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
by John D. Kelleher • 2015
Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.
4.35
105
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics Summary
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.
by John D. Kelleher 2015 867 pages
4.35
105 ratings
A Human Algorithm
by Flynn Coleman • 2019
Machines are learning to think. The real question is whether we will remember how to feel.
3.58
299
A Human Algorithm Summary
A Human Algorithm
Machines are learning to think. The real question is whether we will remember how to feel.
by Flynn Coleman 2019 336 pages
3.58
299 ratings
Machine Learning
by Ethem Alpaydin • 2016
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
3.62
1k+
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
by Ethem Alpaydin 2016 230 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Learning Go
by Jon Bodner • 2021
Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.
4.42
493
Learning Go Summary
Learning Go
Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.
by Jon Bodner 2021 375 pages
4.42
493 ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012 256 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Retail Revival
by Doug Stephens • 2013
Retail's middle ground is gone. Winners pick a side: extreme convenience or premium experience.
3.87
110
The Retail Revival Summary
The Retail Revival
Retail's middle ground is gone. Winners pick a side: extreme convenience or premium experience.
by Doug Stephens 2013 272 pages
3.87
110 ratings
Agile Product Management with Scrum
by Roman Pichler • 2008
A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.
3.84
1k+
Agile Product Management with Scrum Summary
Agile Product Management with Scrum
A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.
by Roman Pichler 2008 160 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski • 1973
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
4.21
6k+
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 352 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
by Rosa Brooks • 2016
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
3.93
1k+
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything Summary
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
War, law, and state fray together. A Pentagon insider on where the seams gave way.
by Rosa Brooks 2016 448 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
3.94
1k+
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Strategy Rules
by David B. Yoffie • 2015
Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.
3.82
500+
Strategy Rules Summary
Strategy Rules
Gates, Grove, and Jobs ran three very different companies. Their strategy playbook was the same.
by David B. Yoffie 2015 272 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
The Green New Deal
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
3.68
500+
The Green New Deal Summary
The Green New Deal
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
by Jeremy Rifkin 2019 304 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Explore Like a Pirate
by Michael Matera • 2015
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
4.22
307
Explore Like a Pirate Summary
Explore Like a Pirate
Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.
by Michael Matera 2015 256 pages
4.22
307 ratings
Writing High-Performance .NET Code
by Ben Watson • 2014
Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.
4.30
291
Writing High-Performance .NET Code Summary
Writing High-Performance .NET Code
Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.
by Ben Watson 2014 280 pages
4.30
291 ratings
Software Architecture Patterns
by Mark Richards • 2015
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
3.65
498
Software Architecture Patterns Summary
Software Architecture Patterns
Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.
by Mark Richards 2015 47 pages
3.65
498 ratings
The Gamification Revolution
by Gabe Zichermann • 2013
What makes games sticky, and how to steal their playbook for business.
3.71
194
The Gamification Revolution Summary
The Gamification Revolution
What makes games sticky, and how to steal their playbook for business.
by Gabe Zichermann 2013 256 pages
3.71
194 ratings
Understanding and Using C Pointers
by Richard Reese • 2013
Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.
4.15
183
Understanding and Using C Pointers Summary
Understanding and Using C Pointers
Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.
by Richard Reese 2013 223 pages
4.15
183 ratings
The Future Leader
by Jacob Morgan • 2020
140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.
4.16
348
The Future Leader Summary
The Future Leader
140 CEOs reveal why yesterday's leadership fails tomorrow, and the nine mindsets that replace it.
by Jacob Morgan 2020 320 pages
4.16
348 ratings
The PayPal Wars
by Eric M. Jackson • 2004
Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.
3.99
1k+
The PayPal Wars Summary
The PayPal Wars
Russian mobsters, eBay's sabotage, an IPO after 9/11: inside PayPal's fight to survive.
by Eric M. Jackson 2004 230 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Strange Rites
by Tara Isabella Burton • 2020
Americans didn't quit religion. They replaced church with SoulCycle, fandom, and social justice.
3.88
1k+
Strange Rites Summary
Strange Rites
Americans didn't quit religion. They replaced church with SoulCycle, fandom, and social justice.
by Tara Isabella Burton 2020 301 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf • 2007
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
3.85
8k+
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
by Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 pages
3.85
8k+ ratings
The Storytelling Edge
by Shane Snow • 2018
Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.
3.42
346
The Storytelling Edge Summary
The Storytelling Edge
Oxytocin is the reason stories sell. The craft and system for using it deliberately.
by Shane Snow 2018 208 pages
3.42
346 ratings
Behind the Screen
by Sarah T. Roberts • 2019
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
3.65
168
Behind the Screen Summary
Behind the Screen
The open internet is a myth: a hidden workforce decides what you see, for a hidden price.
by Sarah T. Roberts 2019 280 pages
3.65
168 ratings
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse • 1943
Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.
4.10
42k+
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
42k+ ratings
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
4.13
2k+
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 230 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
by Jeremy Gutsche • 2020
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
3.93
289
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook Summary
Create the Future + The Innovation Handbook
Why smart companies miss disruption: seven predictable traps, and the culture that overcomes them.
by Jeremy Gutsche 2020 360 pages
3.93
289 ratings
Killing Marketing
by Joe Pulizzi • 2013
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
3.90
232
Killing Marketing Summary
Killing Marketing
The smartest brands no longer rent attention. They own audiences and charge for access instead.
by Joe Pulizzi 2013 272 pages
3.90
232 ratings
What the Face Reveals
by Paul Ekman • 1998
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
4.19
238
What the Face Reveals Summary
What the Face Reveals
A system cataloging every facial movement, and what it found about lies, craving, and heart disease.
by Paul Ekman 1998 672 pages
4.19
238 ratings
Visual Thinking
by Colin Ware • 2008
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
3.81
189
Visual Thinking Summary
Visual Thinking
Vision is not a camera. Design for how the brain samples, scans, and skips.
by Colin Ware 2008 210 pages
3.81
189 ratings
Applied Artificial Intelligence
by Mariya Yao • 2018
AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.
3.57
410
Applied Artificial Intelligence Summary
Applied Artificial Intelligence
AI that doesn't pay for itself is overhead. The business leader's framework for picking what wins.
by Mariya Yao 2018 201 pages
3.57
410 ratings
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead
by Darril Gibson • 2021
The SY0-601 guide that explains why security controls work, not just which acronym to memorize.
4.57
145
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead Summary
CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead
The SY0-601 guide that explains why security controls work, not just which acronym to memorize.
by Darril Gibson 2021 1120 pages
4.57
145 ratings
Paid Attention
by Faris Yakob • 2015
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
3.86
224
Paid Attention Summary
Paid Attention
Brands used to buy attention. Now they must earn it with myth, emotion, and ideas people share.
by Faris Yakob 2015 216 pages
3.86
224 ratings
No Tech Hacking
by Johnny Long • 2007
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
3.94
220
No Tech Hacking Summary
No Tech Hacking
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
by Johnny Long 2007 384 pages
3.94
220 ratings
India’s Railway Man
by Rajendra B. Aklekar • 2017
Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.
3.85
249
India’s Railway Man Summary
India’s Railway Man
Bridge: 46 days. Mountain railway: 7 years. The values that built modern India on schedule.
by Rajendra B. Aklekar 2017 273 pages
3.85
249 ratings
Value Engineering
by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya • 2003
Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.
4.75
4
Value Engineering Summary
Value Engineering
Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.
by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya 2003 212 pages
4.75
4 ratings
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