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Technology Book Summaries

Could Should Might Don't
by Nick Foster • 2025
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
3.68
231
Could Should Might Don't Summary
Could Should Might Don't
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
by Nick Foster 2025 352 pages
3.68
231 ratings
It's All a Game
by Tristan Donovan • 2017
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
3.96
1k+
It's All a Game Summary
It's All a Game
The board games in your closet once trained generals, hid spies, and taught machines to think.
by Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Case against Perfection
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
3.83
1k+
The Case against Perfection Summary
The Case against Perfection
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007 176 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Breath of the Gods
by Simon Winchester • 2025
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
3.77
500+
The Breath of the Gods Summary
The Breath of the Gods
Polynesian canoes, the Spanish Armada, and Japan's salvation all turned on wind. Its full biography.
by Simon Winchester 2025 386 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
The Midrange Theory
by Seth Partnow • 2021
Analytics was going to kill the eye test. It proved why eyes still matter.
4.09
500+
The Midrange Theory Summary
The Midrange Theory
Analytics was going to kill the eye test. It proved why eyes still matter.
by Seth Partnow 2021 288 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Kaput
by Wolfgang Münchau • 2006
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
4.01
1k+
Kaput Summary
Kaput
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
by Wolfgang Münchau 2006 220 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. • 2002
IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.
3.91
7k+
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround Summary
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround
IBM was dying. The smart money said break it up. A new CEO from the outside refused.
by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. 2002 384 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
by Marc Owen Jones • 2022
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
4.21
19
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East Summary
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East
Gulf states built a global disinformation machine from bots, fake journalists, and Western PR firms.
by Marc Owen Jones 2022 272 pages
4.21
19 ratings
AI for Good
by Josh Tyrangiel • 2026
AI's real story isn't flashy demos or doomsday; it's practical, humane systems quietly saving lives.
3.84
320
AI for Good Summary
AI for Good
AI's real story isn't flashy demos or doomsday; it's practical, humane systems quietly saving lives.
by Josh Tyrangiel 2026 272 pages
3.84
320 ratings
Epic Disruptions
by Scott D. Anthony • 2025
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
3.90
109
Epic Disruptions Summary
Epic Disruptions
Gunpowder and the iPhone follow the same disruption rules. Eleven case studies trace them.
by Scott D. Anthony 2025 288 pages
3.90
109 ratings
Digital Rights Management
by Catherine A Lemmer • 2016
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
4.00
1
Digital Rights Management Summary
Digital Rights Management
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
by Catherine A Lemmer 2016 224 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Learning Python Data Visualization
by Chad Adams • 2014
Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.
3.00
5
Learning Python Data Visualization Summary
Learning Python Data Visualization
Turn spreadsheets and web data into SVG charts with Python, no design background required.
by Chad Adams 2014 212 pages
3.00
5 ratings
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman • 1913
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
4.54
82
Physics For Entertainment Summary
Physics For Entertainment
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
by Yakov Perelman 1913 214 pages
4.54
82 ratings
ChatGPT for Beginners
by Felix Venture • 2024
ChatGPT's real power lies in how you ask. A four-part prompt framework makes it work.
4.08
12
ChatGPT for Beginners Summary
ChatGPT for Beginners
ChatGPT's real power lies in how you ask. A four-part prompt framework makes it work.
by Felix Venture 2024 232 pages
4.08
12 ratings
AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing
by Katie King • 2022
An 11-step framework for embedding AI into marketing, sales, and customer experience.
3.20
5
AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing Summary
AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing
An 11-step framework for embedding AI into marketing, sales, and customer experience.
by Katie King 2022 288 pages
3.20
5 ratings
Agency
by William Gibson • 2020
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
3.81
14k+
Agency Summary
Agency
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
by William Gibson 2020 413 pages
3.81
14k+ ratings
Why Study Mathematics?
by Vicky Neale • 2020
A math degree opens careers from kidney swaps to climate models. Effort trumps genius every time.
3.97
38
Why Study Mathematics? Summary
Why Study Mathematics?
A math degree opens careers from kidney swaps to climate models. Effort trumps genius every time.
by Vicky Neale 2020 208 pages
3.97
38 ratings
42 Rules of Product Marketing
by Phil Burton • 2012
Spot ready-to-buy signals, translate complexity into outcomes, and arm your sales team to win.
3.55
44
42 Rules of Product Marketing Summary
42 Rules of Product Marketing
Spot ready-to-buy signals, translate complexity into outcomes, and arm your sales team to win.
by Phil Burton 2012 128 pages
3.55
44 ratings
Metaverse for Dummies
by Ian Kahn • 2023
How the metaverse actually works: crypto, virtual land, and the scam radar you need to survive it.
3.40
5
Metaverse for Dummies Summary
Metaverse for Dummies
How the metaverse actually works: crypto, virtual land, and the scam radar you need to survive it.
by Ian Kahn 2023
3.40
5 ratings
Digimodernism
by Alan Kirby • 2009
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
3.49
78
Digimodernism Summary
Digimodernism
The internet did not just add screens. It ended postmodernism and installed a new cultural logic.
by Alan Kirby 2009 282 pages
3.49
78 ratings
The Mind's Mirror
by Daniela Rus • 2024
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
3.59
110
The Mind's Mirror Summary
The Mind's Mirror
AI extends every human capability, including the worst of us. A framework for the double edge.
by Daniela Rus 2024 288 pages
3.59
110 ratings
Modular Online Learning Design
by Amanda Nichols Hess • 2020
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
Modular Online Learning Design Summary
Modular Online Learning Design
A modular design method for online instruction: build once, remix, and scale across every context.
by Amanda Nichols Hess 2020 142 pages
The One Best Way
by Robert Kanigel • 1997
The stopwatch that built modern work and the privileged man who never had to obey one.
4.03
98
The One Best Way Summary
The One Best Way
The stopwatch that built modern work and the privileged man who never had to obey one.
by Robert Kanigel 1997 704 pages
4.03
98 ratings
The Agile Pocket Guide
by Peter Saddington • 2012
Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.
3.42
48
The Agile Pocket Guide Summary
The Agile Pocket Guide
Scrum from the inside: how to run sprints, lead teams, and ship products without the overhead.
by Peter Saddington 2012 192 pages
3.42
48 ratings
Beginners Guide to Digital Marketing
by Romuald Andrade • 2015
30 days from silent site to lead machine: the SEO, email, and ad playbook for beginners.
3.73
56
Beginners Guide to Digital Marketing Summary
Beginners Guide to Digital Marketing
30 days from silent site to lead machine: the SEO, email, and ad playbook for beginners.
by Romuald Andrade 2015 190 pages
3.73
56 ratings
Lost in a Good Game
by Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
500+
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
by Pete Etchells 2019 320 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Carbon Finance
by Sonia Labatt • 2007
Hedging the weather and pricing carbon: the financial instruments built for a warming planet.
2.93
15
Carbon Finance Summary
Carbon Finance
Hedging the weather and pricing carbon: the financial instruments built for a warming planet.
by Sonia Labatt 2007 288 pages
2.93
15 ratings
Here Comes the Sun
by Bill McKibben • 2025
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
4.50
1k+
Here Comes the Sun Summary
Here Comes the Sun
The climate crisis has a solution: the sun, which quietly became the cheapest power on Earth.
by Bill McKibben 2025 224 pages
4.50
1k+ ratings
CompTIA Project+ Cert Guide
by Robin Abernathy • 2017
The project manager's exam prep: phases, constraints, risk, agile, and the documents that bind them.
4.67
3
CompTIA Project+ Cert Guide Summary
CompTIA Project+ Cert Guide
The project manager's exam prep: phases, constraints, risk, agile, and the documents that bind them.
by Robin Abernathy 2017 400 pages
4.67
3 ratings
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
by Michel Desmurget • 2019
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
4.09
500+
La fábrica de cretinos digitales Summary
La fábrica de cretinos digitales
A neuroscientist's radical screen rules: zero before six, thirty minutes a day after.
by Michel Desmurget 2019 683 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
ChatGPT for Beginners
by Eric Sarrion • 2023
A beginner's guide to making ChatGPT handle email, research, and sales while you focus elsewhere.
2.2
5
ChatGPT for Beginners Summary
ChatGPT for Beginners
A beginner's guide to making ChatGPT handle email, research, and sales while you focus elsewhere.
by Eric Sarrion 2023 524 pages
2.2
5 ratings
Automotive Global Value Chain
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong • 2017
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
Automotive Global Value Chain Summary
Automotive Global Value Chain
Automakers outsourced everything, accidentally handing the wheel to a few giant suppliers.
by Wilson Kia Onn Wong 2017 294 pages
Valley Verified
by Kyla Zhao • 2024
A fashion writer leaves Manhattan gloss for a startup that dismisses her expertise.
3.50
1k+
Valley Verified Summary
Valley Verified
A fashion writer leaves Manhattan gloss for a startup that dismisses her expertise.
by Kyla Zhao 2024 384 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
War Without Rules
by Robert Spalding • 2022
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
4.04
318
War Without Rules Summary
War Without Rules
China's 1999 war manual mapped global victory without battle. Every move since has followed it.
by Robert Spalding 2022 256 pages
4.04
318 ratings
Why Data Science Projects Fail
by Douglas Gray • 2024
Eighty percent of AI projects fail. The models work fine; the people, data, and expectations don't.
5.00
19
Why Data Science Projects Fail Summary
Why Data Science Projects Fail
Eighty percent of AI projects fail. The models work fine; the people, data, and expectations don't.
by Douglas Gray 2024
5.00
19 ratings
Our Biggest Fight
by Frank H. McCourt • 2024
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
4.15
27
Our Biggest Fight Summary
Our Biggest Fight
Your mind is the product, and the price is democracy. A new protocol offers a buyback.
by Frank H. McCourt 2024 209 pages
4.15
27 ratings
Some Future Day
by Marc Beckman • 2025
AI is the catalyst that makes our technologies work together, accelerating every field overnight.
3.50
46
Some Future Day Summary
Some Future Day
AI is the catalyst that makes our technologies work together, accelerating every field overnight.
by Marc Beckman 2025 327 pages
3.50
46 ratings
Credit Scoring and Its Applications
by Lyn C. Thomas • 1987
How the algorithms that decide who gets a loan actually work, and how to build them.
3.62
13
Credit Scoring and Its Applications Summary
Credit Scoring and Its Applications
How the algorithms that decide who gets a loan actually work, and how to build them.
by Lyn C. Thomas 1987 260 pages
3.62
13 ratings
Maintenance of Everything
by Stewart Brand • 2026
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
3.99
500+
Maintenance of Everything Summary
Maintenance of Everything
Civilization runs on maintenance nobody sees, values, or funds. Until it stops.
by Stewart Brand 2026 308 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Winning At New Products
by Robert G. Cooper • 2011
One in seven product ideas succeeds. A disciplined, gated system for flipping those odds.
3.75
154
Winning At New Products Summary
Winning At New Products
One in seven product ideas succeeds. A disciplined, gated system for flipping those odds.
by Robert G. Cooper 2011 408 pages
3.75
154 ratings
Building and Dwelling
by Richard Sennett • 2018
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
4.02
500+
Building and Dwelling Summary
Building and Dwelling
A city is two things: physical form and lived experience. Ethical design puts the second first.
by Richard Sennett 2018 368 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Conversion Optimization
by Khalid Saleh • 2010
Double revenue without a single new visitor. The psychology of online conversion, tested.
3.93
74
Conversion Optimization Summary
Conversion Optimization
Double revenue without a single new visitor. The psychology of online conversion, tested.
by Khalid Saleh 2010 268 pages
3.93
74 ratings
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
by auspicious
Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.
4.53
159
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary
[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.
by auspicious
4.53
159 ratings
So Very Small
by Thomas Levenson • 2025
How humanity finally saw the invisible world, defeated it, and may now lose the rematch.
4.29
224
So Very Small Summary
So Very Small
How humanity finally saw the invisible world, defeated it, and may now lose the rematch.
by Thomas Levenson 2025 448 pages
4.29
224 ratings
Designing a Successful KM Strategy
by Stephanie Barnes • 2014
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
4.10
29
Designing a Successful KM Strategy Summary
Designing a Successful KM Strategy
Most KM strategies collect dust. The playbook for making one leadership champions, not shelves.
by Stephanie Barnes 2014 224 pages
4.10
29 ratings
Blood in the Streets
by James Dale Davidson • 1987
When empires decline, money dies. Where it goes, and the playbook for riding the wreckage.
3.86
37
Blood in the Streets Summary
Blood in the Streets
When empires decline, money dies. Where it goes, and the playbook for riding the wreckage.
by James Dale Davidson 1987
3.86
37 ratings
Computer Networking Beginners Guide
by Axel Ross • 2019
A beginner's CCNA guide where subnetting, wireless, and security are the core, not an afterthought.
4.00
1
Computer Networking Beginners Guide Summary
Computer Networking Beginners Guide
A beginner's CCNA guide where subnetting, wireless, and security are the core, not an afterthought.
by Axel Ross 2019 142 pages
4.00
1 ratings
How the West Grew Rich
by Nathan Rosenberg • 1985
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
3.67
131
How the West Grew Rich Summary
How the West Grew Rich
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
by Nathan Rosenberg 1985 368 pages
3.67
131 ratings
Growth Hacking With Content Marketing
by Mike Fishbein • 2014
Your blog, videos, and slide decks can attract thousands of visitors without a single ad.
3.29
35
Growth Hacking With Content Marketing Summary
Growth Hacking With Content Marketing
Your blog, videos, and slide decks can attract thousands of visitors without a single ad.
by Mike Fishbein 2014 101 pages
3.29
35 ratings
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2024
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
3.26
54
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It Summary
Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It
AI dismantles democracy not by malice but by logic. The philosophical fightback begins here.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2024 144 pages
3.26
54 ratings
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