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Technology

Our digital world pulses with endless possibilities, from coding breakthroughs to philosophical questions about how technology shapes our minds and culture. Here you'll find practical guides for developers and entrepreneurs alongside thoughtful explorations of how our tools and screens are transforming society, work, and human connection.

Technology Book Summaries

Open to Work
by Ryan Roslansky • 2026
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
3.44
391
🏢 Future Of Work🧭 Career Development🤖 Ai In Business🧠 Human Skills⚙️ Task Automation
Open to Work Summary
Open to Work
The threat isn't robots. It's the competitor who adopted AI. A 90-day playbook.
by Ryan Roslansky 2026 224 pages
3.44
391 ratings
🏢 Future Of Work🧭 Career Development🤖 Ai In Business🧠 Human Skills⚙️ Task Automation
Project Zero Trust
by George Finney • 2022
A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.
3.95
197
🔒 Zero Trust🆔 Identity Management☁️ Cloud Security🛠️ Devsecops📡 Security Operations
Project Zero Trust Summary
Project Zero Trust
A business fable that shows security leaders how to adopt Zero Trust and stop breaches.
by George Finney 2022 203 pages
3.95
197 ratings
🔒 Zero Trust🆔 Identity Management☁️ Cloud Security🛠️ Devsecops📡 Security Operations
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide
by Matt Walker • 2011
A prep guide that turns ethical hacking exam objectives into hands-on attack and defense skills.
3.97
297
🕵️ Ethical Hacking🎯 Penetration Testing🌐 Network Security🛡️ Cybersecurity📝 Exam Preparation
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide Summary
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide
A prep guide that turns ethical hacking exam objectives into hands-on attack and defense skills.
by Matt Walker 2011 395 pages
3.97
297 ratings
🕵️ Ethical Hacking🎯 Penetration Testing🌐 Network Security🛡️ Cybersecurity📝 Exam Preparation
Steidlmayer on Markets
by J. Peter Steidlmayer • 2002
Time and volume reveal the auction behind price, showing where value hides and when to trade.
3.76
62
📊 Technical Analysis🏛️ Auction Market Theory🧠 Trading Psychology🔊 Volume Analysis🌊 Order Flow
Steidlmayer on Markets Summary
Steidlmayer on Markets
Time and volume reveal the auction behind price, showing where value hides and when to trade.
by J. Peter Steidlmayer 2002 240 pages
3.76
62 ratings
📊 Technical Analysis🏛️ Auction Market Theory🧠 Trading Psychology🔊 Volume Analysis🌊 Order Flow
Guitar Lessons
by Bob Taylor • 2011
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
4.34
172
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business🏷️ Brand Building🔄 Continuous Improvement
Guitar Lessons Summary
Guitar Lessons
Near bankruptcy, a guitar maker reinvented how acoustics are built and built a brand players love.
by Bob Taylor 2011 256 pages
4.34
172 ratings
🎸 Guitar Making🎵 Music Business🛠️ Artisan Business🏷️ Brand Building🔄 Continuous Improvement
Marketing High Technology
by William H. Davidow • 1986
Why better technology rarely wins a market, and the combat rules that do.
4.02
121
💻 Tech Marketing⚔️ Competitive Strategy🎯 Market Segmentation🔗 Channel Management🛠️ Service Strategy
Marketing High Technology Summary
Marketing High Technology
Why better technology rarely wins a market, and the combat rules that do.
by William H. Davidow 1986 224 pages
4.02
121 ratings
💻 Tech Marketing⚔️ Competitive Strategy🎯 Market Segmentation🔗 Channel Management🛠️ Service Strategy
The Flying Scotsman
by Graeme Obree • 2003
A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.
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500+
🚴 Competitive Cycling🧠 Mental Health In Sport🎭 Bipolar Disorder🔧 Bike Engineering🌅 Suicide Survival
The Flying Scotsman Summary
The Flying Scotsman
A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.
by Graeme Obree 2003 256 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
🚴 Competitive Cycling🧠 Mental Health In Sport🎭 Bipolar Disorder🔧 Bike Engineering🌅 Suicide Survival
Think Like Zuck
by Ekaterina Walter • 2012
Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.
3.83
449
🚀 Startup Playbooks🏗️ Company Building🏢 Organizational Culture👥 Hiring And Talent🎯 Purpose-Driven Business
Think Like Zuck Summary
Think Like Zuck
Five rules behind Facebook's unlikely rise: why passion beats planning, and decades beat quarters.
by Ekaterina Walter 2012 256 pages
3.83
449 ratings
🚀 Startup Playbooks🏗️ Company Building🏢 Organizational Culture👥 Hiring And Talent🎯 Purpose-Driven Business
The Basics of User Experience Design
by Mads Soegaard • 2018
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
3.65
193
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
The Basics of User Experience Design Summary
The Basics of User Experience Design
The one-question test for product success, and the seven factors that answer it.
by Mads Soegaard 2018 96 pages
3.65
193 ratings
🧠 Design Thinking✅ Usability🔍 User Research📱 Mobile Design📊 Information Visualization
Writing AI Prompts For Dummies
by Stephanie Diamond • 2024
AI gives back exactly what you give it. Learn the asking framework that changes everything.
2.83
46
📖 Ai Literacy⌨️ Prompt Engineering🧩 Generative Ai Guides💼 Ai For Business🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration
Writing AI Prompts For Dummies Summary
Writing AI Prompts For Dummies
AI gives back exactly what you give it. Learn the asking framework that changes everything.
by Stephanie Diamond 2024 270 pages
2.83
46 ratings
📖 Ai Literacy⌨️ Prompt Engineering🧩 Generative Ai Guides💼 Ai For Business🤝 Human-Ai Collaboration
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov • 1991
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
3.71
126
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth
Asimov connected climate change, ozone loss, toxic waste, and soil erosion: four alarms, one fire.
by Isaac Asimov 1991 465 pages
3.71
126 ratings
🌍 Environmental Crises🌡️ Climate Science🏭 Pollution🌳 Habitat Loss☀️ Renewable Energy
The Safety Trap
by Spencer Coursen • 2021
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
4.11
196
🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness🥋 Self-Defense🧠 Preparedness Mindset🔍 Threat Assessment
The Safety Trap Summary
The Safety Trap
Comfort is the greatest trap. A security expert retrains your instincts for a dangerous world.
by Spencer Coursen 2021 356 pages
4.11
196 ratings
🛡️ Personal Security👀 Situational Awareness🥋 Self-Defense🧠 Preparedness Mindset🔍 Threat Assessment
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides)
by Matthew Burgess • 2021
AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?
3.71
147
🖥️ Machine Learning🧠 Deep Learning⚖️ Ai Ethics🛡️ Ai Safety🔒 Data Privacy
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides) Summary
Artificial Intelligence (WIRED guides)
AI masters chess, spots cancer, drives cars. But who trains it, and on whose data?
by Matthew Burgess 2021
3.71
147 ratings
🖥️ Machine Learning🧠 Deep Learning⚖️ Ai Ethics🛡️ Ai Safety🔒 Data Privacy
Capital Wars
by Michael J. Howell • 2020
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
4.22
102
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
by Michael J. Howell 2020
4.22
102 ratings
🌐 Global Capital Flows🏦 Monetary Policy🔄 Financial Cycles💵 Currency Dominance💥 Financial Crises
Programming Interviews Exposed
by John Mongan • 2000
The data structures coding interviews reuse, and the method for talking through your work.
3.96
1k+
🖥️ Coding Interviews💻 CS Fundamentals📊 Data Structures🔢 Algorithm Design⏱️ Big-O Analysis
Programming Interviews Exposed Summary
Programming Interviews Exposed
The data structures coding interviews reuse, and the method for talking through your work.
by John Mongan 2000 336 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
🖥️ Coding Interviews💻 CS Fundamentals📊 Data Structures🔢 Algorithm Design⏱️ Big-O Analysis
Principles of Product Management
by Peter Yang • 2020
The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.
4.03
156
📱 Product Management🔄 Career Transitions🎯 Interview Preparation🧠 Ownership Mindset🔍 Customer Research
Principles of Product Management Summary
Principles of Product Management
The PM playbook: land the job, earn trust, and survive your make-or-break first 30 days.
by Peter Yang 2020 180 pages
4.03
156 ratings
📱 Product Management🔄 Career Transitions🎯 Interview Preparation🧠 Ownership Mindset🔍 Customer Research
21st Century Skills
by Bernie Trilling • 2009
Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.
3.69
433
📐 Project-Based Learning💻 Digital Literacy🏫 Education Reform🔮 Future Of Education💼 Workforce Readiness
21st Century Skills Summary
21st Century Skills
Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.
by Bernie Trilling 2009 240 pages
3.69
433 ratings
📐 Project-Based Learning💻 Digital Literacy🏫 Education Reform🔮 Future Of Education💼 Workforce Readiness
The Equality Machine
by Orly Lobel • 2022
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
3.89
154
🔍 Algorithmic Fairness💼 Workplace Bias📢 Digital Activism🏥 Healthcare Technology⚖️ Responsible Ai
The Equality Machine Summary
The Equality Machine
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
by Orly Lobel 2022 412 pages
3.89
154 ratings
🔍 Algorithmic Fairness💼 Workplace Bias📢 Digital Activism🏥 Healthcare Technology⚖️ Responsible Ai
The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks
by Joe Federer • 2020
The psychology that turns a scroll into a share: why network structure matters more than content.
4.00
85
🏷️ Social Media Marketing🎯 Brand Strategy💻 Digital Marketing🧬 Meme Theory🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks Summary
The Hidden Psychology of Social Networks
The psychology that turns a scroll into a share: why network structure matters more than content.
by Joe Federer 2020 338 pages
4.00
85 ratings
🏷️ Social Media Marketing🎯 Brand Strategy💻 Digital Marketing🧬 Meme Theory🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edward Russell-Walling • 2007
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
3.65
182
📋 Management Theory🎯 Corporate Strategy✅ Quality Management⚙️ Lean Methodology💡 Corporate Innovation
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Management Ideas You Really Need to Know
Management theories rise, peak, and fade like products. A field guide to the fifty worth keeping.
by Edward Russell-Walling 2007 208 pages
3.65
182 ratings
📋 Management Theory🎯 Corporate Strategy✅ Quality Management⚙️ Lean Methodology💡 Corporate Innovation
Networks of New York
by Ingrid Burrington • 2016
Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.
3.80
232
🏙️ Urban Infrastructure🌐 Network Infrastructure📖 Visual Field Guides🔭 Urban Observation📡 Surveillance Technology
Networks of New York Summary
Networks of New York
Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.
by Ingrid Burrington 2016 112 pages
3.80
232 ratings
🏙️ Urban Infrastructure🌐 Network Infrastructure📖 Visual Field Guides🔭 Urban Observation📡 Surveillance Technology
Bottlenecks
by David C. Evans • 2017
Why users ignore you: invisible psychological filters that every digital product must survive.
4.14
175
🎨 Ux Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🧬 Memetic Theory📈 Viral Growth🧩 Behavioral Design
Bottlenecks Summary
Bottlenecks
Why users ignore you: invisible psychological filters that every digital product must survive.
by David C. Evans 2017 281 pages
4.14
175 ratings
🎨 Ux Design🧠 Cognitive Psychology🧬 Memetic Theory📈 Viral Growth🧩 Behavioral Design
The Distraction Addiction
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013
Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.
3.52
500+
🧘 Digital Mindfulness⚖️ Tech-Life Balance🎯 Attention Management🧠 Extended Mind🧹 Digital Minimalism
The Distraction Addiction Summary
The Distraction Addiction
Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013 304 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
🧘 Digital Mindfulness⚖️ Tech-Life Balance🎯 Attention Management🧠 Extended Mind🧹 Digital Minimalism
Groundswell
by Charlene Li • 2008
Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.
3.75
5k+
📊 Social Media Strategy🔄 Digital Transformation🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing🤝 Customer Engagement🔍 Consumer Behavior
Groundswell Summary
Groundswell
Customers now trust each other more than they trust your brand. The strategy for adapting.
by Charlene Li 2008 286 pages
3.75
5k+ ratings
📊 Social Media Strategy🔄 Digital Transformation🗣️ Word Of Mouth Marketing🤝 Customer Engagement🔍 Consumer Behavior
Real-World Kanban
by Mattias Skarin • 2015
Your team has bottlenecks you cannot see. Surface them, limit work-in-progress, and ship faster.
3.62
156
🏭 Lean Methodology📋 Kanban Systems🔄 Agile Project Management💻 Software Development🧠 Knowledge Work
Real-World Kanban Summary
Real-World Kanban
Your team has bottlenecks you cannot see. Surface them, limit work-in-progress, and ship faster.
by Mattias Skarin 2015 123 pages
3.62
156 ratings
🏭 Lean Methodology📋 Kanban Systems🔄 Agile Project Management💻 Software Development🧠 Knowledge Work
The Swift Programming Language
by Apple Inc. • 2014
How Swift makes your code safer, cleaner, and faster: the official language reference.
4.15
479
🖥️ Apple Development📖 Language Reference🔒 Type Safety🧠 Memory Management🧩 Generic Programming
The Swift Programming Language Summary
The Swift Programming Language
How Swift makes your code safer, cleaner, and faster: the official language reference.
by Apple Inc. 2014 500 pages
4.15
479 ratings
🖥️ Apple Development📖 Language Reference🔒 Type Safety🧠 Memory Management🧩 Generic Programming
Building Successful Communities of Practice
by Emily Webber • 2016
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
3.86
254
🏘️ Communities Of Practice📚 Organizational Learning🧠 Knowledge Management👥 Social Learning🔨 Community Building
Building Successful Communities of Practice Summary
Building Successful Communities of Practice
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
by Emily Webber 2016 80 pages
3.86
254 ratings
🏘️ Communities Of Practice📚 Organizational Learning🧠 Knowledge Management👥 Social Learning🔨 Community Building
Perfecting Sound Forever
by Greg Milner • 2009
A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.
4.17
1k+
🎛️ Recording Technology🎚️ Music Production📢 History Of Sound🎻 Cultural History Of Music🌐 Media Ecology
Perfecting Sound Forever Summary
Perfecting Sound Forever
A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.
by Greg Milner 2009 416 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
🎛️ Recording Technology🎚️ Music Production📢 History Of Sound🎻 Cultural History Of Music🌐 Media Ecology
Pipe Dreams
by Chelsea Wald • 2021
The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.
4.04
427
🚽 Sanitation💩 Human Waste♻️ Resource Recovery🔄 Circular Economies⚖️ Environmental Justice
Pipe Dreams Summary
Pipe Dreams
The flush toilet wastes water, pollutes rivers, and fails billions. Meet the people reinventing it.
by Chelsea Wald 2021 295 pages
4.04
427 ratings
🚽 Sanitation💩 Human Waste♻️ Resource Recovery🔄 Circular Economies⚖️ Environmental Justice
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
3.61
3k+
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy🏛️ Rent-Seeking🎭 Political Capture
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012 352 pages
3.61
3k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy🏛️ Rent-Seeking🎭 Political Capture
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
🌐 Html5💻 Front-End Development🧱 Html And Css📱 Responsive Design🔄 Progressive Enhancement
How to Think Like Steve Jobs
by Daniel Smith • 2013
The outsider mindset, the design obsession, the comeback: ten Jobs principles you can actually use.
3.62
500+
🖥️ Tech Leadership💡 Innovation Culture🎨 Design Thinking👤 Founder Lessons🔭 Visionary Leadership
How to Think Like Steve Jobs Summary
How to Think Like Steve Jobs
The outsider mindset, the design obsession, the comeback: ten Jobs principles you can actually use.
by Daniel Smith 2013 198 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
🖥️ Tech Leadership💡 Innovation Culture🎨 Design Thinking👤 Founder Lessons🔭 Visionary Leadership
Life Force
by Anthony Robbins • 2022
Stem cells, gene therapy, AI diagnostics: access today what doctors call tomorrow's medicine.
4.04
2k+
🧬 Precision Medicine🧪 Longevity Science🔬 Regenerative Medicine⚡ Biohacking🩺 Preventive Medicine
Life Force Summary
Life Force
Stem cells, gene therapy, AI diagnostics: access today what doctors call tomorrow's medicine.
by Anthony Robbins 2022 720 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
🧬 Precision Medicine🧪 Longevity Science🔬 Regenerative Medicine⚡ Biohacking🩺 Preventive Medicine
Becoming Kim Jong Un
by Jung H. Pak • 2020
Why Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize: a CIA officer on his ruthless survival strategy.
3.76
1k+
🔴 North Korean Politics🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes☢️ Nuclear Proliferation💻 Cyber Warfare👑 Personality Cults
Becoming Kim Jong Un Summary
Becoming Kim Jong Un
Why Kim Jong Un won't denuclearize: a CIA officer on his ruthless survival strategy.
by Jung H. Pak 2020 336 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
🔴 North Korean Politics🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes☢️ Nuclear Proliferation💻 Cyber Warfare👑 Personality Cults
Steve Jobs and Philosophy
by Shawn E. Klein • 2015
What made Steve Jobs a tyrant also made him a visionary. Philosophers weigh the evidence.
3.81
21
🔍 Business Ethics🤖 Philosophy Of Technology💡 Innovation Studies👁️ Visionary Leadership💥 Creative Destruction
Steve Jobs and Philosophy Summary
Steve Jobs and Philosophy
What made Steve Jobs a tyrant also made him a visionary. Philosophers weigh the evidence.
by Shawn E. Klein 2015
3.81
21 ratings
🔍 Business Ethics🤖 Philosophy Of Technology💡 Innovation Studies👁️ Visionary Leadership💥 Creative Destruction
Opportunity
by Eben Pagan • 2018
Opportunity isn't luck. It's a skill you can learn, and this book installs the operating system.
3.99
121
🔍 Opportunity Recognition💻 Digital Entrepreneurship🧠 Mental Models🧘 Emotional Regulation🕸️ Network Building
Opportunity Summary
Opportunity
Opportunity isn't luck. It's a skill you can learn, and this book installs the operating system.
by Eben Pagan 2018 274 pages
3.99
121 ratings
🔍 Opportunity Recognition💻 Digital Entrepreneurship🧠 Mental Models🧘 Emotional Regulation🕸️ Network Building
Fast, Cheap and Viral
by Aashish Chopra • 2019
Viral doesn't require a big budget: the scrappy marketer's recipe for shareable content.
4.17
271
🔥 Viral Marketing🥷 Guerrilla Marketing📝 Content Marketing📱 Social Media Strategy👥 Community Marketing
Fast, Cheap and Viral Summary
Fast, Cheap and Viral
Viral doesn't require a big budget: the scrappy marketer's recipe for shareable content.
by Aashish Chopra 2019 176 pages
4.17
271 ratings
🔥 Viral Marketing🥷 Guerrilla Marketing📝 Content Marketing📱 Social Media Strategy👥 Community Marketing
The Dirt on Clean
by Katherine Ashenburg • 2007
Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.
3.71
2k+
🧼 History Of Hygiene🔍 Microhistory🦵 Body History📜 Social History🚽 Sanitation History
The Dirt on Clean Summary
The Dirt on Clean
Roman luxury, medieval sin, modern obsession: the hidden forces that shaped our hygiene.
by Katherine Ashenburg 2007 249 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
🧼 History Of Hygiene🔍 Microhistory🦵 Body History📜 Social History🚽 Sanitation History
The Road Taken
by Henry Petroski • 2016
The $121 billion congestion tax: what the history of pavement says about fixing America's roads.
3.44
500+
🏛️ Infrastructure Policy🔧 Engineering History🛣️ Road Design🚦 Traffic Engineering⚠️ Failure Studies
The Road Taken Summary
The Road Taken
The $121 billion congestion tax: what the history of pavement says about fixing America's roads.
by Henry Petroski 2016 322 pages
3.44
500+ ratings
🏛️ Infrastructure Policy🔧 Engineering History🛣️ Road Design🚦 Traffic Engineering⚠️ Failure Studies
Chasing Perfection
by Andy Glockner • 2016
Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.
3.51
260
📊 Sports Analytics🏀 Basketball Strategy💼 Business Of Sports🏋️ Player Development🏢 Sports Management
Chasing Perfection Summary
Chasing Perfection
Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.
by Andy Glockner 2016
3.51
260 ratings
📊 Sports Analytics🏀 Basketball Strategy💼 Business Of Sports🏋️ Player Development🏢 Sports Management
Nothing to Hide
by Daniel J. Solove • 2011
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
3.85
182
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Government Surveillance⚖️ Privacy Law📊 Data Mining📜 Fourth Amendment
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
by Daniel J. Solove 2011 256 pages
3.85
182 ratings
🔒 Digital Privacy👁️ Government Surveillance⚖️ Privacy Law📊 Data Mining📜 Fourth Amendment
How Do I Do That in Photoshop?
by Scott Kelby • 2016
From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.
4.27
84
📷 Photo Editing📸 Digital Photography📖 Quick Reference🔧 Nondestructive Editing🎨 Post-Processing
How Do I Do That in Photoshop? Summary
How Do I Do That in Photoshop?
From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.
by Scott Kelby 2016 288 pages
4.27
84 ratings
📷 Photo Editing📸 Digital Photography📖 Quick Reference🔧 Nondestructive Editing🎨 Post-Processing
The Boy Who Could Change the World
by Aaron Swartz • 2015
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
4.21
477
🏠 Unschooling🏛️ Deschooling🕵️ Hidden Curriculum📝 Standardized Testing🔍 Institutional Critique
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
by Aaron Swartz 2015 368 pages
4.21
477 ratings
🏠 Unschooling🏛️ Deschooling🕵️ Hidden Curriculum📝 Standardized Testing🔍 Institutional Critique
Our Choice
by Al Gore • 2008
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
3.99
500+
🌍 Climate Crisis☀️ Renewable Energy💡 Energy Efficiency💰 Carbon Pricing⚡ Energy Transition
Our Choice Summary
Our Choice
The tools to solve the climate crisis exist; here's the plan to deploy them at scale.
by Al Gore 2008 416 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
🌍 Climate Crisis☀️ Renewable Energy💡 Energy Efficiency💰 Carbon Pricing⚡ Energy Transition
Architecting for Scale
by Lee Atchison • 2016
Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.
3.57
229
🏗️ Software Architecture🟢 High Availability🧩 Microservices⚠️ Risk Management☁️ Cloud Computing
Architecting for Scale Summary
Architecting for Scale
Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.
by Lee Atchison 2016 228 pages
3.57
229 ratings
🏗️ Software Architecture🟢 High Availability🧩 Microservices⚠️ Risk Management☁️ Cloud Computing
Signals and Systems
by A. Anand Kumar • 2011
How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.
4.07
233
📡 Signal Processing〰️ Fourier Analysis⚙️ Linear Systems Theory🎛️ Filter Design📐 Engineering Mathematics
Signals and Systems Summary
Signals and Systems
How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.
by A. Anand Kumar 2011 952 pages
4.07
233 ratings
📡 Signal Processing〰️ Fourier Analysis⚙️ Linear Systems Theory🎛️ Filter Design📐 Engineering Mathematics
Quantum Computing
by Brian Clegg • 2021
Online encryption relies on math no classical computer can crack. Quantum ones do it instantly.
3.64
306
🧪 Quantum Physics💾 Computing History⚛️ Quantum Computing🧮 Quantum Algorithms🔐 Cryptography
Quantum Computing Summary
Quantum Computing
Online encryption relies on math no classical computer can crack. Quantum ones do it instantly.
by Brian Clegg 2021 176 pages
3.64
306 ratings
🧪 Quantum Physics💾 Computing History⚛️ Quantum Computing🧮 Quantum Algorithms🔐 Cryptography
Tesla
by W. Bernard Carlson • 2013
The same mental discipline that electrified the world also led Nikola Tesla to ruin.
3.87
2k+
📚 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🏛️ Gilded Age🧠 Mental Modeling💡 Disruptive Innovation
Tesla Summary
Tesla
The same mental discipline that electrified the world also led Nikola Tesla to ruin.
by W. Bernard Carlson 2013 520 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
📚 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🏛️ Gilded Age🧠 Mental Modeling💡 Disruptive Innovation
In the Shadows of the Net
by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
3.85
121
🌐 Internet Addiction⚠️ Sexual Compulsion🔞 Porn Addiction🪜 12-Step Recovery🛡️ Relapse Prevention
In the Shadows of the Net Summary
In the Shadows of the Net
The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.
by Patrick J. Carnes 2001 244 pages
3.85
121 ratings
🌐 Internet Addiction⚠️ Sexual Compulsion🔞 Porn Addiction🪜 12-Step Recovery🛡️ Relapse Prevention
Startup Cities
by Peter S. Cohan • 2018
Global startup success clusters in a handful of cities. A five-stage ladder explains the pattern.
3.50
6
🏢 Startup Ecosystems🗺️ Economic Clusters💰 Venture Capital🎓 University-Industry Ties🏗️ Regional Development
Startup Cities Summary
Startup Cities
Global startup success clusters in a handful of cities. A five-stage ladder explains the pattern.
by Peter S. Cohan 2018 286 pages
3.50
6 ratings
🏢 Startup Ecosystems🗺️ Economic Clusters💰 Venture Capital🎓 University-Industry Ties🏗️ Regional Development
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