The best 71 Big Tech books

Despite being a billion-dollar company today, Amazon was built on humble beginnings in Jeff Bezos’ garage. From the get-go, Bezos was driven by the grand vision of creating an Everything Store – which has, in the meantime, virtually come true. Focusing equally on the company and its founder, this book shows how he turned his dream into a reality.

The Washington Post and Forbes both dubbed The Everything Store the best book of 2013. 

• Anyone interested in the history of the online megastore Amazon
• Anyone who wants to know what makes its founder, Jeff Bezos, different from the rest
• Anyone with a general interest in entrepreneurship 

Hatching Twitter tells the story of the four men responsible for Twitter as we know it. It’s a tale of backstabbing, superstar glory and billions of dollars that chronicles the drama and defining decisions that made Twitter what it is today.

• Anyone who uses Twitter
• Anyone who is interested in Twitter’s impact and origins
• Anyone who works in a start-up
• Anyone interested in the dangers of mixing business and friendship

The age of the Internet has dawned, but very few companies seem to understand how profoundly it has changed the business landscape and what they must do to thrive. The most obvious exception? Google. What Would Google Do? endeavors to explain what strategic choices fuel the success of Google and other web 2.0 companies like Amazon.

• Anyone who wants to learn the secrets to the success of Google and other web 2.0 companies
• Anyone who wants to drive more traffic to their websites
• Anyone who wants to emulate Google’s strategy in their own business

How Google Works shares business insights from one of the most successful technology start-ups in history. Written by the former top executives at the company, the book lays out, step by step, Google’s path to success; a roadmap that your company can follow, too.

• CEOs or managers at start-up companies
• Anyone with a start-up idea looking for the fast path to success
• Anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look at Google

The Four (2017) examines the great superpowers of our digital age – Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google – and attempts to answer a few tough questions: How have these companies changed the world we live in and what is their formula for success? How can other companies rise to similar echelons of power? And what does it take to thrive in a world shaped by the Four?

• Facebook and iPhone users
• Anyone who regularly performs searches on Google, shops on Amazon, uses an Apple device or spends time on Facebook
• Business enthusiasts and business analysts

Hit Refresh (2017) charts the journey of Satya Nadella, from his childhood as a cricket-obsessed boy in Hyderabad, India, to working at the very top of global tech powerhouse Microsoft. Packed full of illuminating reflections on everything from the psychology of the cricket field to what parenthood can teach us about business, these blinks provide a rare insight into the life and thoughts of one of the world’s most influential men.

• Tech-heads and computer whizzes
• Business students and entrepreneurs
• Anyone interested in the past, present or future of Microsoft

Amazon (2019) investigates the rise of the most disruptive online retailer of the twenty-first century, from humble online bookstore to global business empire. Drawing on industry data and insider knowledge, retail experts Natalie Berg and Miya Knights explain why Amazon dominates today’s e-commerce market, how it will continue to revolutionize retail, and what other businesses can do to keep up.

• Aspiring business strategists and marketing experts
• Anyone wondering how their business can thrive in an Amazon world
• Online shoppers interested in the future of retail

Never Lost Again (2018) details the story of Google Maps and Google Earth – from their origins with Keyhole, a little-known Silicon Valley start-up, to their roll-out under Google in 2005. In addition to following the different characters who made the applications happen, Never Lost Again explores how the world has changed forever since the Google mapping revolution began.

• Anyone interested in Silicon Valley 
• Coders, software developers, and tech enthusiasts
• Company leaders looking for an inspiring vision

Liftoff (2021) tells the story of SpaceX’s beginnings – from the day that Elon Musk resolved to send rockets to Mars, through the first failed launch attempts on the tropical island of Omelek, to the make-or-break fourth flight. From a scrappy new venture to the world-renowned rocket company we know today, Liftoff has the inside scoop on SpaceX.

• Fans of SpaceX and Elon Musk
• Tech enthusiasts and budding aerospace engineers
• Would-be space explorers

Woke, Inc. (2021) explores how the ideology of wokeness has come to infect America’s corporate sphere. While paying lip service to various social-justice causes, major American companies are acting in ways that are anything but just –⁠ and generating major profit in the process. Aside from being a nefarious way for corporations to make money, this strategy is also doing lasting damage to American democracy in surprising ways, and it’s time to snuff it out.

• Conservatives and centrists worried about the excesses of progressivism
• Liberals who want to hear the other side’s perspective
• Anyone interested in American social ills

Google Leaks (2021) is the no-holds-barred story of one former Google employee, who claims that the search giant has been corrupted by political bias and is pursuing a course of deliberate online censorship. It details the author’s journey after Donald Trump’s election from satisfied employee to unflinching corporate whistleblower .

• Tech lovers concerned by the the growth of online megacorporations 
• Political aficionados interested in the years of Trump’s presidency
• Free-speech advocates concerned by the erosion of civil liberties

Privacy is Power (2020) is a shocking exposé of the inner workings of surveillance capitalism. It reveals how, every day, hundreds of interested parties are violating your privacy and capitalizing on your personal data. Corporations, governments, and criminals alike are all busy collecting and exploiting your data in an effort to influence the way you think and behave. In these blinks, you’ll learn why your privacy is so important and what you can do to protect it.

• Those perturbed by governments and corporations snooping on our private lives
• People untroubled by digital surveillance because they believe they have nothing to hide
• Anyone looking for actionable ways to protect their privacy now

Power Play (2021) tells the story of Tesla’s rise from overambitious start-up to one of the most valuable players in the global auto industry. It charts the company’s rapid rise, its operational and financial struggles, and the leadership of its volatile CEO, Elon Musk.

• People interested in tech start-up history
• Auto industry and car aficionados
• Entrepreneurs interested in tech innovation

An Ugly Truth (2021) is a critical look behind the scenes of Facebook. This in-depth investigation reveals the politics and personalities animating the rise and subsequent missteps of this controversial social media behemoth.

• Internet addicts looking to understand cyberspace
• Political junkies addicted to their News Feed
• Anyone who has ever logged on to social media

Nineteen Eighty-Four, also published as 1984, is a dystopian novel from 1949 that deals with the perils of totalitarianism. It’s set in an imagined future in a superstate called Oceania, which is ruled by an authoritarian government that maintains power through constant surveillance and other insidious means.

• Anyone who’d like to know more about this must-read classic
• People interested in politics and history
• Those who are worried about freedom of thought

Pegasus (2023) follows the thrilling, worldwide investigation into one of the most powerful and insidious pieces of cyber surveillance software known to date. Beginning with a massive data leak to a small, independent news outlet, it tells the story of how Pegasus came to be, the hundreds of innocent individuals who have had their privacy taken away by it, and the global team of reporters and editors who risked everything to bring the story to light.

• Followers of the Pegasus Project and other cyber security international bombshells like the Panama Papers, or Wikileaks.
• Fans of investigative journalism who want to know the stories behind the reports that shake the world.
• Anyone who owns a phone and wants to know just how fragile their privacy really is.

Cloudmoney (2022) provides an overview of our present payment landscape. As it turns out, the age-old question of “cash or card” is not as simple as it seems. Underneath the push toward cashless is a murky world of powerful interests trying to extract profit and data from people’s purchases. And the disappearance of cash has more disadvantages than you might think. 

• Literally everyone – we all use money
• Anyone considering getting rid of cash altogether
• Students of finance, economics, or politics

Foundation (1951) looks at the crumbling of a galactic empire from the perspective of the planet Terminus, located on the Empire’s outer edge. Terminus is home to the Foundation, a community formed by a mathematician who could predict the future and the Empire’s inevitable demise. As the Empire crumbles, the Foundation gains increasing influence through a mixture of atomic power, religion, and economic savvy.

• Sci-fi fans
• Those who’ve watched the new Foundation television series and are curious about the books
• Anyone who likes a good space opera

Hyperspace (1994) offers an accessible introduction to string theory, one of the most exciting ideas in modern physics. It also explores some of the implications of the theory, such as the possible existence of wormholes.

• Physics enthusiasts
• Science fiction fans
• Anyone who wants to understand string theory

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) is the first book in a series of science fiction novels that follows Arthur Dent, the only human to escape the destruction of Earth. Following his rescue by an alien researcher for the eponymous guide, Arthur’s reluctant adventure across space and time leads to an array of surreal and humorous escapades across the universe.

• Those interested in learning what the classic science fiction franchise is all about
• First-time intergalactic travelers looking to brush up on alien etiquette
• Anyone curious about the meaning of life, the universe, and everything

The Geek Way (2022) explores how modern tech giants construct organizational cultures that empower employees and accelerate results. It provides a blueprint for how leaders in any industry can transform sluggish bureaucracies into dynamic drivers of growth by implementing lessons from Silicon Valley.

• Leaders seeking cultural revitalization within their organizations
• Managers wanting to spark innovation
• Directors aiming to empower teams

If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable (2022), explores the evolution of cybersecurity threats and how to adapt to an increasingly interconnected digital landscape. Tracing the internet's history from early idealism to today's risks like hacking and autonomous malware, it offers practical tips and philosophy to help society balance innovation with security. 

• Everyday internet users seeking tips to improve personal security
• Privacy advocates worried about surveillance and transparency
• Anyone curious about the digital world's opportunities and challenges

Swipe to Unlock (2017) offers a clear and concise understanding of the key concepts and technologies shaping today’s digital world. It breaks down complex tech topics into easily digestible explanations, covering everything from how the internet works to the business strategies of major tech companies. It’s essential material for anyone looking to navigate the intersection of technology, business, and everyday life, regardless of their technical background.

• Aspiring tech professionals who don’t want to be coders
• Non-tech professionals working at tech companies
• Anyone curious about the inner workings of the tech industry

Number Go Up (2023) dives into the tumultuous and transformative world of cryptocurrencies. It traces the revolutionary rise of Bitcoin, the pivotal role and controversies of stablecoins like Tether, and the ambitious yet complex venture of El Salvador adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. Uncover the intricacies and challenges of a world redefined by digital currencies, and get a compelling look at the future of finance and its potential impact on global economies.

• Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors
• Finance and technology professionals
• Anyone interested in economic innovation and trends

Filterworld (2024) dives into the digital age's landscape, where algorithms are the unseen puppeteers of culture, taste, and social interaction. Peel back the digital curtain to uncover how your preferences are being shaped in echo chambers of sameness and how to be authentic in a world curated by code.

• Digital nomads and social media enthusiasts
• Cultural critics investigating the intersection of technology and culture
• Reclaimers of individuality

Attention Factory (2020) chronicles the meteoric rise of ByteDance, a company that has left an indelible mark on our perceptions of Chinese technology. A deft interweaving of storytelling, analysis, and captivating anecdotes, it offers an unparalleled glimpse into the company’s growth and how it has shaped the American and Chinese internet landscapes.

• Tech enthusiasts interested in the inner workings of Chinese internet companies
• Business professionals looking to understand the strategies behind TikTok’s rapid growth
• Anyone curious about the TikTok phenomenon and its influence

Marketing Artificial Intelligence (2022) unravels the transformative journey of marketing in the AI era, inviting you to explore the seismic shifts reshaping audience engagement and the essence of marketing strategies. Dive into the world where AI’s fusion with human creativity opens new avenues for innovation, personalization, and efficiency, fundamentally altering how we connect with consumers. This guide provides insights to navigate the evolving digital landscape, making AI an indispensable ally in crafting the future of marketing.

• Marketing professionals exploring AI integration
• Business leaders seeking competitive advantage
• Technology enthusiasts curious about AI’s impact

Elon Musk (2023) chronicles the life and work of one of the most influential tech entrepreneurs of the twenty-first century. Covering Musk’s ambitious ventures in electric cars, space exploration, and renewable energy, it provides a rare detailed look into Musk’s unique approach to innovation, as well as the private and professional challenges he’s faced along the way.

• Entrepreneurs and startup founders seeking inspiration
• Students of technology and innovation management
• Fans of Tesla, SpaceX, and Elon Musk

Co-Intelligence (2024) explores the benefits of partnering with generative, language-based artificial intelligence (AI) in education, the workplace, and any area of life you wish to excel in. By harnessing the potential of new AI technology, and better understanding its limitations, you can use AI to significantly enhance your performance and potential.

• Workplace professionals wanting to benefit from AI
• AI amateurs looking to advance their user skills
• Curious luddites wishing to learn about AI

The Technology Trap (2019) explores the impact of technological progress on economic and political dynamics throughout history. It draws rich parallels between the Industrial Revolution and the current age of automation, highlighting the potential for both long-term progress and short-term disruption.

• Business leaders looking to navigate the changing landscape of work
• Those concerned about the future of work in an automated world
• Anyone worried about the social impact of artificial intelligence

The Everything War (2024) is an investigative exposé revealing Amazon’s relentless strategies to dominate the world’s industries. It details how Amazon uses its vast resources and data to outcompete rivals, often resorting to exploitative practices and anticompetitive behavior. What does it really take to own the world and remake corporate powers?

• Those curious about Amazon’s shady legal and ethical history
• Entrepreneurs and Business leaders
• Anyone using Amazon services

Extremely Hardcore (2024) offers a behind-the-scenes look into a pivotal moment in tech history: Elon Musk's high-stakes takeover of Twitter. It offers insights into his unorthodox management style and the profound effects it had on the company and its workforce.

• Anyone interested in a Silicon Valley exposé 
• People curious about Elon Musk
• Former Twitter users wondering what happened to their platform

Cobalt Red (2023) exposes the dark underbelly of our digital age with a deep dive into the human and environmental toll of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The investigation lays bare the brutal realities faced by those who extract the essential component of our rechargeable batteries, challenging us to confront our unwitting complicity in a global humanitarian crisis.

• Consumers curious about the ethical implications of modern technology
• Human rights activists and advocates focusing on labor issues and exploitation
• Anyone interested in investigative journalism 

IRREPLACEABLE ( 2024 ) explores the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence and automation in the workforce. It examines how these technologies are reshaping industries, while also emphasizing the importance of uniquely human skills that cannot be replicated by machines. By offering insights on how individuals and businesses can adapt to this transformation, it provides a framework for the use of technology in a manner that enhances personal, professional, and entrepreneurial growth.

• Anyone curious about AI’s impact on jobs
• Business leaders aiming to integrate AI into their companies
• Individuals wanting to stay relevant in an automated world.

The Battle for Your Brain (2023) explores the emerging field of neurotechnology and its impact on cognitive liberty. It delves into how this technology will enable unprecedented brain tracking and hacking – raising ethical concerns about mental privacy, freedom of thought, and individual self-determination. 

• Ethics and philosophy students 
• Neurotechnology researchers and developers 
• Policymakers focused on emerging technologies 

The Money Trap (2024) is a gripping memoir that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the high-stakes world of global business and technology investing. It recounts Alok Sama’s journey from veteran Morgan Stanley banker to chief dealmaker at SoftBank, navigating mega-deals, billionaire CEOs, and the visionary but eccentric leadership of Masayoshi Son.

• Finance professionals interested in high-stakes tech dealmaking
• Tech enthusiasts curious about transformative tech investments
• Entrepreneurs ready to learn about scaling and disruption

Taming Silicon Valley (2024) takes you on an urgent journey through the treacherous landscape of artificial intelligence and Big Tech’s growing control over our lives. You’ll discover how tech giants manipulate both public opinion and government policy while learning about the real possibilities and dangers of AI development. Armed with practical solutions and concrete policy proposals, you’ll gain the knowledge to fight for a future where AI serves humanity rather than controls it.

• Tech-savvy professionals seeking deeper understanding of AI limitations
• Privacy advocates concerned about digital rights and surveillance
• Parents worried about AI's impact on children's safety

Supremacy (2024) takes you inside the high-stakes race to build Artificial General Intelligence. From groundbreaking innovations to the hidden dangers of AI monopolies, you can see how the quest for smarter machines can reshape the world – for better or worse. It raises the important question, are we on the verge of a technological utopia, or heading toward a future full of unforeseen risks?

• Tech enthusiasts
• Business leaders and investors
• Anyone curious about the future

Superagency (2025) offers a bold vision of how artificial intelligence can amplify human potential and reshape society for the better. It delves into AI’s transformative impact across fields like personalized education, medical research, and even democratic governance, revealing the possibilities for a smarter, more efficient future.

• Tech enthusiasts eager to explore AI’s transformative potential
• Business leaders seeking insights on AI-driven innovation and strategy
• Futurists and policymakers interested in AI’s impact on society

Robot Ethics (2022) explores the complex moral and ethical questions surrounding robotics technologies, from industrial automation to healthcare, examining how these innovations affect human society and decision-making. It poses questions about moral agency, responsibility, and human-robot relationships, using robots as a mirror that allows us to reflect on human nature.

• Tech industry professionals grappling with the ethical implications of AI and robotics 
• Policy makers and regulators working on frameworks for autonomous systems
• Philosophy and ethics students exploring human-machine relationships

Source Code (2025) takes you inside Bill Gates’s journey – from writing his first lines of code to the high-stakes battle to keep Microsoft afloat. Packed with ambition and innovation, this memoir offers a rare glimpse into the defining moments that shaped both Gates and the future of technology.

• Tech enthusiasts and programmers
• Entrepreneurs and business leaders
• Fans of biographies and memoirs

The Siren’s Call (2025) explores the unsettling reality of the modern attention economy, where powerful forces relentlessly compete for our focus. It reveals how this struggle shapes everything from politics to culture, all while fostering an environment that deepens alienation and dissatisfaction.

• Those curious about the impact of the attention economy
• Professionals interested in media, technology, and societal influence
• Anyone concerned about digital culture and mental well-being

House of Huawei (2025) explores the history of one of China’s most powerful and mysterious companies. Over the last few decades, Huawei has quietly transformed into a technological empire, alarming foreign governments – the US in particular.

• Anyone who’s curious about Huawei’s background
• People interested in the Chinese tech boom
• Anyone who wants a better understanding of the tense relationship between China and the US

The Technological Republic (2024)  examines the evolving relationship between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government, arguing that the tech industry's focus on consumer-driven innovations has weakened national security and global competitiveness. In the spirit of Alan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind, this sharp cultural critique argues that the erosion of civic life has left the United States dangerously unprepared to fight tomorrow’s wars.

• Tech enthusiasts curious about AI’s impact on society
• History lovers and readers interested in geopolitics 
• Professionals in the defense and intelligence sectors

The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto (2025) recounts the hunt for the pseudonymous creator of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, who disappeared after introducing the cryptocurrency to an obscure online forum in 2008. It follows the author’s global search through an array of eccentric suspects while illustrating Bitcoin’s evolution from libertarian ideal to financial phenomenon attracting both visionaries and opportunists.

• Cryptocurrency enthusiasts who want to understand Bitcoin's origins
• Tech history buffs interested in one of the digital age's greatest unsolved mysteries
• Anyone curious about the cypherpunk movement that birthed the blockchain

Smart Until It’s Dumb (2023) explores the gap between what artificial intelligence appears to achieve and what it actually understands. It challenges the hype surrounding modern AI by revealing how systems that seem intelligent often rely on shallow tricks and fail in unpredictable ways. It urges a more grounded view of AI’s capabilities and its role in society.

• Curious professionals working in tech or AI
• Skeptical entrepreneurs exploring automation tools
• Cautious investors evaluating AI-driven startups

AI Valley (2025) chronicles the high-stakes race to capitalize on artificial intelligence following ChatGPT’s explosive debut, focusing on LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman as they build an AI startup amid fierce competition from tech giants. It reveals how the economics of AI shifted power back to established companies, threatening Silicon Valley’s startup culture while promising to fundamentally reshape human-computer interaction.

• Tech entrepreneurs exploring AI startup opportunities
• Curious investors evaluating artificial intelligence markets
• People interested in Silicon Valley power dynamics

The Thinking Machine (2025) pulls back the curtain on the company that is powering the current revolution in AI, cloud computing, cryptocurrency and more. It’s the unlikely story of a company that made its name in PC gaming chips, only to turn itself into the most valuable business in the world.

• Tech enthusiasts
• People interested in ethics and philosophy
• Business leaders and entrepreneurs

Platformland (2004) explores how the future of public services could look more like a well-run platform than a pile of paperwork. It shows how governments can rebuild trust, deliver smarter services, and take back control in a digital world dominated by tech giants. With sharp insights and real-world examples it explains why the quiet architecture of public infrastructure matters more than ever.

• Policy makers and public sector professionals
• Tech entrepreneurs and innovators
• Digital designers and developers

Digital Transformation at Scale (2018) is about how large organizations can deliver better digital services by focusing on practical execution rather than abstract strategies. It draws on lessons from transforming government services in the UK, emphasizing multidisciplinary teams, user needs, and iterative development. It challenges traditional hierarchies and encourages a culture of delivery and continuous improvement.

• Ambitious public sector digital transformation leaders
• Experienced designers and developers in government teams
• Professionals interested in large-scale digital change

AI Made Simple (2023) demystifies the fast-evolving world of generative AI and shows how individuals and businesses can use it to boost creativity, productivity, and impact. It explains the fundamentals of how tools like ChatGPT work, explores their real-world applications, and offers a clear, practical guide to adopting AI responsibly and effectively. With urgency and optimism, it makes the case that embracing AI is no longer optional – it’s essential.

• People just getting started learning how to use tools like ChatGPT
• Business owners looking for ways to better leverage AI
• Parents trying to keep up with the technology impacting their kids’ lives

Amazon Unbound (2022) traces Amazon’s dramatic transformation from a scrappy online bookstore into a trillion-dollar powerhouse shaping global commerce, entertainment, and cloud computing. Alongside this corporate ascent, it follows founder Jeff Bezos’s evolution – from ambitious tech entrepreneur to one of the most powerful and polarizing figures in business.

• Tech enthusiasts seeking insights into Amazon's innovations and strategies
• Business professionals interested in corporate leadership and growth dynamics
• Anyone curious about Jeff Bezos's evolution and Amazon's global impact

Empire of AI (2025) chronicles the evolution of OpenAI from an idealistic nonprofit into a $157 billion empire. It details the messy power struggles, untold human tragedies, and backroom partnerships that defined the unlikely race to build ChatGPT. This explosive goes beyond the hype and helps you to understand the real power dynamics shaping the technology that could very well define your future.

• Users of ChatGPT curious about how the technology came into being
• Anyone concerned with the hidden ethical costs of new technologies
• Tech enthusiasts who love stories of Silicon Valley power

Me, My Customer, and AI (2025) explores how entrepreneurs can harness artificial intelligence to experiment faster, reduce barriers to entry, and build more customer-focused businesses. It shows how AI can act as a co-pilot for founders, supporting innovation while leaving space for the human qualities of empathy and insight. With practical frameworks and exercises, it helps translate AI’s potential into sustainable competitive advantage.

• Ambitious startup founders seeking AI-driven growth
• Experienced business leaders modernizing customer strategies
• Anyone eager to understand entrepreneurship today

Adapt or Die (2020)  argues that warehouse and shipping operations are critical competitive factors that most companies neglect, leading to wasted profits and the inability to compete with marketplace giants like Amazon. It demonstrates how seemingly small decisions – like choosing the wrong packaging – can push companies into losses, while showing how end-to-end automation can optimize every aspect of fulfillment from packaging to carrier selection. 

• E-commerce execs ready to turn fulfilment costs into competitive advantages
• Independent retailers who need warehousing strategies in an Amazon-dominated world
• Supply-chain professionals who want to automate for sustainable growth

How Progress Ends (2025) traces the fragile balance between chaos and order that drives technological advancement. It examines why this balance breaks down and how both America and China now risk the stagnation that comes when incumbents block disruptive innovation. Nations rise when they match the right system to the moment – and fall when they don't.

• Historians exploring the long-term drivers of national economic destinies
• Policymakers crafting strategies for national innovation and industrial growth
• Business leaders navigating technological disruption and corporate stagnation

The Intelligence Explosion (2025) explores how the rise of generative AI has tied society to powerful but opaque systems. It warns we’re at a critical inflection point as the race toward a more humanlike AI accelerates amid hype, profit motives, and weak guardrails. It also highlights risks like bias, hallucinations, copyright battles, job loss, and how misaligned goals can still lead to manipulation or disaster – even without “evil” intent.

• Policymakers and regulators evaluating AI risks and governance
• Tech leaders and product managers deploying generative models
• Journalists and researchers covering the ethics and impact of AI

Vibe Coding (2025) explores how software creation is evolving – transitioning from typing every line of code to directing AI collaborators through natural language. It guides you in adopting the “Head Chef” mindset to channel AI’s capabilities effectively – and manage its inherent quirks with discipline.

• Software engineers seeking massive productivity gains
• Technology leaders navigating the AI transformation
• Former programmers wanting an easier return to coding

The Age of Extraction (2025) argues that dominant digital platforms have shifted from creating value to extracting it from users, suppliers, and the wider economy. It traces how weakened antitrust enforcement and data-driven network effects allowed monopoly power to entrench itself across sectors, from retail and media to AI. It sketches a path to rebalance power – through tougher competition policy and utility-style rules – so innovation and prosperity are more widely shared.

• Policy-minded regulators and antitrust enforcement staff
• Data-savvy tech operators, product managers, and founders
• Anyone interested in tech power and competition policy

Gilded Rage (2025) exposes how tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel became radicalized members of the MAGA movement and, more importantly, why. It unravels the strategic machinations of Big Tech’s support for Trump and lays bare just how much both parties stand to gain from what was, to start with, the unlikeliest of alliances.

• Voters who want to know how their political choices are really being shaped
• Tech workers ready to reckon with the industry’s rightwing shift
• Anyone still making sense of the 2024 US election

The New Geography of Innovation (2025) explores how cutting-edge technologies and high-growth startups are increasingly emerging outside traditional hubs such as Silicon Valley, reshaping the global innovation map. It investigates why certain regions suddenly become hotspots for breakthrough technologies, how government policy, talent, capital, and geopolitics interact in that process, and what this shift means for economic and technological power in the decades ahead.

• Strategically minded policymakers shaping innovation and industrial strategy
• Ambitious entrepreneurs eyeing tech hubs beyond Silicon Valley
• Anyone seeking insight into shifting global power

The Means of Prediction (2025) reveals that artificial intelligence isn’t an inevitable force beyond our control, but rather a tool shaped by whoever holds its reins. Through accessible explanations of how AI functions, it exposes the real tension at play: not humans versus machines, but a struggle between those who own the technology and everyone else. It argues that we need democratic oversight of this technology now, before those in power can cement their advantage.

• Tech professionals seeking to understand AI’s social and economic implications
• Business leaders curious about the dynamics shaping AI’s development and deployment
• Students in economics, computer science, or social sciences exploring the intersection of technology and society

AI Strategy for Sales and Marketing (2025) gives you a strategic framework for the shift from basic automation to the human-centered collaboration of Industry 5.0. It walks you through agentic commerce, hyper-personalization, and ethical governance so you can build a business that's both resilient and future-ready. You'll learn how to put intelligence into action – driving sustainable growth, building deep trust, and creating customer relationships that actually mean something.

• Marketing executives working through the shift to automated customer engagement
• Business leaders looking to put artificial intelligence strategies into practice
• Sales directors who want to understand autonomous go-to-market engines

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where Is Everybody? (2002) examines the famous Fermi paradox and the troubling gap between the apparent likelihood of extraterrestrial civilizations and our failure to find any sign of them. It surveys 75 scientific, technological, and philosophical solutions, and helps you think more clearly about our place in the cosmos and the possible futures of intelligent life.

• Anyone curious about extraterrestrial life and the Fermi paradox
• Students and researchers of astronomy, cosmology, and astrobiology
• Futurists and big questions thinkers on human destiny

Alpha Girls (2019) tells the story of four pioneering women venture capitalists – Magdalena Yesil, Mary Jane Elmore, Theresia Gouw, and Sonja Hoel Perkins – who helped build foundational Silicon Valley companies like Salesforce, Facebook, and McAfee while navigating an industry culture defined by sexism, unequal treatment, and the challenge of being the only women in rooms full of men. These “alpha girls” not only survived but ultimately rewrote the rules of venture capital, creating networks and investment models that opened doors for the next generation of women in tech.

• Women in tech who want to see themselves reflected in success stories
• Aspiring VCs ready to glean strategic insights from top venture capitalists
• Anyone navigating workplace bias

Future Forward (2019) chronicles Patrick McGovern’s five-decade journey building International Data Group from a one-person research shop into a $3 billion global technology media empire. It reveals ten leadership lessons McGovern used to create publications in nearly 100 countries while maintaining extraordinary employee loyalty and editorial integrity.

• Business leaders building decentralized global organizations
• Entrepreneurs seeking sustainable growth and a strong workplace culture
• Managers balancing team autonomy with financial accountability

Monster Transformation (2025) presents a practical approach to organizational change in an era shaped by generative AI. It explains how transformation depends on developing specific human and organizational capabilities, and it shows how these competencies help teams adapt, learn, and operate effectively as technology reshapes work.

• Leaders driving AI transformation
• Teams building adaptive organizations
• Professionals developing future-ready skills

Tech Leadership (2023) is a practical handbook for software engineers and technical professionals making the transition from individual contributors to team leaders and managers. Informed by real-world experiences from major tech companies, it provides frameworks and strategies for developing leadership capabilities in the technology sector, emphasizing that technical excellence alone doesn’t guarantee leadership success.

• Engineers eyeing their first management role
• New tech leads struggling with team dynamics
• Individual contributors considering leadership paths

AI-Powered Leadership (2025) explores how leaders can master the synergy between human competencies and artificial intelligence technologies to drive sustainable organizational success. It presents actionable strategies for combining critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and strategic communication with a technical understanding of foundation models, prompt engineering, and algorithmic limitations.

• Executive leaders and C-suite professionals responsible for digital transformation
• Team leaders and middle managers balancing traditional methods with new technologies
• Change management specialists, or anyone guiding AI transitions in their organizations

Muskism (2026) offers an in-depth analysis of the many facets of “Muskism” – the worldview represented by Elon Musk. It traces Musk’s trajectory from apartheid South Africa all the way to the government of the United States, covering SpaceX, Tesla, Grok, and other ventures, showing how they’ve contributed to forming the man we see today.

• Fans or foes of Elon Musk
• Students of society and its evolution over time
• Budding entrepreneurs looking for insights into the world’s richest man

The Algorithm (2026) reveals the behind-the-scenes playbook that helped power Tesla’s rise from fragile startup to global force. It breaks down a surprisingly practical system for cutting through complexity, moving faster, and uncovering opportunities hiding in plain sight. This is the blueprint worth exploring if you’re curious how bold ideas actually turn into real-world results.

• Founders and entrepreneurs trying to scale a business without getting buried in complexity
• Operators and managers looking to streamline processes and improve execution
• Product leaders who want to build better customer experiences end to end