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Technology Book Summaries

Our Final Invention
by James Barrat • 2013
Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
3.72
3k+
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Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention
Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
by James Barrat 2013 322 pages
3.72
3k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Medici Effect
by Frans Johansson • 2004
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
3.92
2k+
Business
Science
Psychology
The Medici Effect Summary
The Medici Effect
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation
by Frans Johansson 2004 207 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Business
Science
Psychology
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
4.08
1k+
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017 326 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Structured Computer Organization
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum • 1976
4.04
500+
Computer Science
Programming
Textbooks
Structured Computer Organization Summary
Structured Computer Organization
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum 1976 813 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Computer Science
Programming
Textbooks
Linux Basics for Hackers
by OccupyTheWeb • 2018
Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
4.12
500+
Hackers
Programming
Technology
Linux Basics for Hackers Summary
Linux Basics for Hackers
Getting Started with Networking, Scripting, and Security in Kali
by OccupyTheWeb 2018 248 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Hackers
Programming
Technology
The Inevitable
by Kevin Kelly • 2016
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
3.89
11k+
Technology
Business
Science
The Inevitable Summary
The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly 2016
3.89
11k+ ratings
Technology
Business
Science
Hello World
by Hannah Fry • 2018
Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
4.11
11k+
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Hello World Summary
Hello World
Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
by Hannah Fry 2018 256 pages
4.11
11k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler • 1970
3.82
5k+
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Future Shock Summary
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler 1970 430 pages
3.82
5k+ ratings
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Superminds
by Thomas W. Malone • 2018
The Surprising Power of People and Computers Thinking Together
3.56
343
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Superminds Summary
Superminds
The Surprising Power of People and Computers Thinking Together
by Thomas W. Malone 2018 384 pages
3.56
343 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Learning Python
by Mark Lutz • 2013
4.02
3k+
Programming
Computer Science
Reference
Learning Python Summary
Learning Python
by Mark Lutz 2013 700 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Reference
The Staff Engineer's Path
by Tanya Reilly • 2022
A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
4.37
2k+
Technology
Software
Leadership
The Staff Engineer's Path Summary
The Staff Engineer's Path
A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
by Tanya Reilly 2022 335 pages
4.37
2k+ ratings
Technology
Software
Leadership
Amp It Up
by Frank Slootman • 2022
Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
4.01
3k+
Business
Leadership
Management
Amp It Up Summary
Amp It Up
Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity
by Frank Slootman 2022 191 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Management
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman • 1985
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
4.17
39k+
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman 1985 184 pages
4.17
39k+ ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Politics
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
by Peter H. Diamandis • 2020
How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives
4.13
5k+
Business
Technology
Science
The Future Is Faster Than You Think Summary
The Future Is Faster Than You Think
How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives
by Peter H. Diamandis 2020 384 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Science
Docker Deep Dive
by Nigel Poulton • 2017
Zero to Docker in a single book
4.24
500+
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Docker Deep Dive Summary
Docker Deep Dive
Zero to Docker in a single book
by Nigel Poulton 2017 418 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
The Big Nine
by Amy Webb • 2019
How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
3.75
2k+
Technology
Business
Artificial Intelligence
The Big Nine Summary
The Big Nine
How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
by Amy Webb 2019 336 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Technology
Business
Artificial Intelligence
Flash Boys
by Michael Lewis • 2014
4.14
91k+
Business
Finance
Economics
Flash Boys Summary
Flash Boys
by Michael Lewis 2014 274 pages
4.14
91k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
Product Design for the Web
by Randy J. Hunt • 2013
Principles of Designing & Releasing Web Products
3.76
278
Design
Business
Website Design
Product Design for the Web Summary
Product Design for the Web
Principles of Designing & Releasing Web Products
by Randy J. Hunt 2013 214 pages
3.76
278 ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
The Cult of We
by Eliot Brown • 2021
WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
4.26
7k+
Business
History
True Crime
The Cult of We Summary
The Cult of We
WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion
by Eliot Brown 2021 430 pages
4.26
7k+ ratings
Business
History
True Crime
Python Data Science Handbook
by Jake VanderPlas • 2016
Essential Tools for Working with Data
4.29
500+
Programming
Computer Science
Technical
Python Data Science Handbook Summary
Python Data Science Handbook
Essential Tools for Working with Data
by Jake VanderPlas 2016 548 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technical
Site Reliability Engineering
by Betsy Beyer • 2016
How Google Runs Production Systems
4.21
2k+
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Site Reliability Engineering Summary
Site Reliability Engineering
How Google Runs Production Systems
by Betsy Beyer 2016 550 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
3.96
7k+
Science
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind
The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
by Ray Kurzweil 2012 336 pages
3.96
7k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
by Scott Kupor • 2019
Venture Capital and How to Get It
4.23
4k+
Business
Finance
Startup
Secrets of Sand Hill Road Summary
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Venture Capital and How to Get It
by Scott Kupor 2019 320 pages
4.23
4k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Startup
The Linux Programming Interface
by Michael Kerrisk • 2010
A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
4.63
500+
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
The Linux Programming Interface Summary
The Linux Programming Interface
A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
by Michael Kerrisk 2010 1552 pages
4.63
500+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Technology
Deep Thinking
by Garry Kasparov • 2017
Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
3.88
3k+
Science
Chess
Technology
Deep Thinking Summary
Deep Thinking
Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
by Garry Kasparov 2017 304 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Science
Chess
Technology
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
by Janelle Shane • 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place
4.11
4k+
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Summary
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place
by Janelle Shane 2019 272 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
by Antony Lewis • 2018
An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and the Technology that Powers Them
4.08
2k+
Finance
Technology
Economics
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains Summary
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and the Technology that Powers Them
by Antony Lewis 2018 404 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
Finance
Technology
Economics
The World Is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman • 2005
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
3.69
100k+
History
Business
Economics
The World Is Flat Summary
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman 2005 672 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
History
Business
Economics
Network Propaganda
by Yochai Benkler • 2018
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
4.14
387
Politics
Technology
History
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
by Yochai Benkler 2018 472 pages
4.14
387 ratings
Politics
Technology
History
The Hacker Playbook
by Peter Kim • 2014
Practical Guide to Penetration Testing
3.97
476
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
The Hacker Playbook Summary
The Hacker Playbook
Practical Guide to Penetration Testing
by Peter Kim 2014 294 pages
3.97
476 ratings
Hackers
Technology
Computer Science
Refactoring
by Martin Fowler • 1999
Improving the Design of Existing Code
4.24
8k+
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
Refactoring Summary
Refactoring
Improving the Design of Existing Code
by Martin Fowler 1999 431 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Code Book
by Simon Singh • 1999
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
4.30
29k+
Science
History
Mathematics
The Code Book Summary
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh 1999 432 pages
4.30
29k+ ratings
Science
History
Mathematics
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte • 1995
3.80
2k+
Technology
Science
Business
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995 249 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Technology
Science
Business
Building Secure and Reliable Systems
by Heather Adkins • 2020
Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems
3.89
199
Technology
Technical
Programming
Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary
Building Secure and Reliable Systems
Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems
by Heather Adkins 2020 541 pages
3.89
199 ratings
Technology
Technical
Programming
The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection
by Robert C. Martin • 2011
4.48
500+
Programming
Coding
Computer Science
The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection Summary
The Robert C. Martin Clean Code Collection
by Robert C. Martin 2011 699 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Programming
Coding
Computer Science
Machine, Platform, Crowd
by Andrew McAfee • 2018
Harnessing Our Digital Future
4.04
2k+
Business
Technology
Science
Machine, Platform, Crowd Summary
Machine, Platform, Crowd
Harnessing Our Digital Future
by Andrew McAfee 2018 416 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Science
Disrupted
by Dan Lyons • 2016
Ludicrous Misadventures in the Tech Start-up Bubble
3.91
17k+
Business
Memoir
Biography
Disrupted Summary
Disrupted
Ludicrous Misadventures in the Tech Start-up Bubble
by Dan Lyons 2016 272 pages
3.91
17k+ ratings
Business
Memoir
Biography
Python Tricks
by Dan Bader • 2017
A Buffet of Awesome Python Features
4.43
1k+
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Python Tricks Summary
Python Tricks
A Buffet of Awesome Python Features
by Dan Bader 2017 301 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Coding
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
What Everyone Needs to Know®
3.83
1k+
Technology
Politics
Science
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
What Everyone Needs to Know®
by P.W. Singer 2013 320 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Technology
Politics
Science
The Phoenix Project
by Gene Kim • 2013
A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
4.26
50k+
Business
Technology
Management
The Phoenix Project Summary
The Phoenix Project
A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
by Gene Kim 2013 345 pages
4.26
50k+ ratings
Business
Technology
Management
The War Below
by Ernest Scheyder • 2024
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
3.82
1k+
Economics
Science
Politics
The War Below Summary
The War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
by Ernest Scheyder 2024 384 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Economics
Science
Politics
Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
by Niklaus Wirth • 1975
4.24
207
Programming
Computer Science
Algorithms
Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs Summary
Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
by Niklaus Wirth 1975 366 pages
4.24
207 ratings
Programming
Computer Science
Algorithms
Rise of the Robots
by Martin Ford • 2015
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
3.96
9k+
Technology
Economics
Science
Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford 2015 352 pages
3.96
9k+ ratings
Technology
Economics
Science
Implementing Domain-Driven Design
by Vaughn Vernon • 2013
4.05
1k+
Programming
Technology
Software
Implementing Domain-Driven Design Summary
Implementing Domain-Driven Design
by Vaughn Vernon 2013 656 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Programming
Technology
Software
The Elements of User Experience
by Jesse James Garrett • 2002
User-Centered Design for the Web
4.01
4k+
Design
Business
Website Design
The Elements of User Experience Summary
The Elements of User Experience
User-Centered Design for the Web
by Jesse James Garrett 2002 240 pages
4.01
4k+ ratings
Design
Business
Website Design
The Site Reliability Workbook
by Betsy Beyer • 2018
Practical Ways to Implement SRE
4.36
405
Technology
Programming
Software
The Site Reliability Workbook Summary
The Site Reliability Workbook
Practical Ways to Implement SRE
by Betsy Beyer 2018 512 pages
4.36
405 ratings
Technology
Programming
Software
Laws of UX
by Jon Yablonski • 2024
Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services
4.33
1k+
Design
Psychology
Business
Laws of UX Summary
Laws of UX
Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services
by Jon Yablonski 2024 183 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Design
Psychology
Business
Hijacking Bitcoin
by Roger Ver • 2024
The Hidden History of BTC
4.21
306
Economics
Finance
History
Hijacking Bitcoin Summary
Hijacking Bitcoin
The Hidden History of BTC
by Roger Ver 2024 306 pages
4.21
306 ratings
Economics
Finance
History
The Grid
by Gretchen Bakke • 2016
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
3.86
4k+
Science
History
Technology
The Grid Summary
The Grid
The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
by Gretchen Bakke 2016 384 pages
3.86
4k+ ratings
Science
History
Technology
Designing Machine Learning Systems
by Chip Huyen • 2022
An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications
4.45
1k+
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Computer Science
Designing Machine Learning Systems Summary
Designing Machine Learning Systems
An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications
by Chip Huyen 2022 368 pages
4.45
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Computer Science
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