The best 100 Digital Transformation books

The Future of the Professions (2015) examines how modern technology and the internet have revolutionized our society. These blinks in particular address how technology has changed the way society views the work of experts, the so-called professionals. The role of such experts is evolving quickly; here you’ll discover just what the future of professions will look like.

• Entrepreneurs and managers in the tech business
• Coaches who work with C-level executives
• Anyone interested in how technology is changing how we work

Algorithms to Live By (2016) is a practical and useful guide that shows how algorithms have much more to do with day-to-day life than you might think. And not just that; they can also lead to a better life by helping you solve problems, make decisions and get more things done.

• Busy people who want to improve their time management
• Anyone interested in what algorithms do
• People who want to get more organized

Novacene (2019) presents a startling vision of a near-future Earth in which climate change is threatening our existence and artificial intelligence technology has acquired life. The emergence of this new life-form, which will vastly surpass humanity in its intelligence, will mark the beginning of a new age in the history of Earth – an epoch the author calls the Novacene. Extremely ambitious in scope, Novacene shines a spotlight on our particular moment in history and articulates an extraordinary theory about the purpose of the Cosmos and our place in it.

• Environmentalists who fear for the future of the planet
• Luddites who want to put the brakes on technological innovation
• Curious minds ready for a theory about humanity’s purpose in the cosmos

2030 (2020) isn’t a crystal ball – but it might be the next best thing. Drawing on current sociological trends, demographic trajectories, and technological advancements, it paints a convincing picture of the global changes we can expect to see and experience in the coming decade.

• Tech workers and marketing professionals keen to stay ahead of the curve
• Eco-warriors looking for solutions to the climate crisis
• Anyone curious to see what the future might hold

A World Without Work (2020) is an exploration into how artificial intelligence will bring unemployment to so many industries – and why that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The author outlines the history of technological progress and explains how new capabilities will allow for unprecedented productivity. Yes, many jobs will become irrelevant, but, as a society, we can ensure that everybody will be better off in this new world.

• Forecasters
• Technophiles and luddites alike
• Anyone curious about the future of work

Career Fear (and how to beat it) (2020) sounds the alarm on how jobs are rapidly changing due to technological advancements. Taking a historical perspective on the evolution of work cultures, it brings to light the necessary mindset and uniquely human skills to thrive in a future defined by artificial intelligence. 

• Professionals seeking a new career 
• People interested in the future of work
• Anyone worrying about their career path

Hyper-Learning (2020) shows you how to adapt to a rapidly changing world in which technology threatens to make many skills redundant. By adopting a growth mindset, becoming less egotistical, and learning to collaborate, you’ll be ready to face the future. 

• Those looking to optimize their learning skills
• Business leaders who want to harness innovation
• Anyone worried about a future of enormous disruption and change

Rogue Waves (2021) is a playbook for steering your company through stormy seas. Drawing from real-world business cases, it shares actionable tips for staying afloat amid drastic change.

• Business leaders who don’t want to leave their future up to chance
• Executives looking to instill a culture of innovation
• Anyone seeking to understand the undercurrents of modern civilization

The Phoenix Project (2013) explores how integrating the Development and IT Operations teams of a company’s IT department can improve communication, accelerate workflow, and increase value. It uses a fictional lens to unpack a common real-life scenario – demonstrating how the DevOps approach enables organizations to deftly adapt to sudden changes, updates, or market pressures.

• Business leaders looking to increase value through their IT department 
• IT managers seeking to streamline their teams’ workflow
• Tech employees wondering how different parts of a business interrelate

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

AI 2041 (2021) is a provocative work of speculative fiction with analysis that explores the ways in which AI will shake up our world over the next twenty years. We’re just at the beginning of the technological revolution that AI will bring. By imagining what that future will look like, we can start preparing for the changes to come.

• Entrepreneurs wanting to learn about how AI will transform the world of work
• Sci-fi lovers interested in exploring techno utopias and dystopias
• People curious about how societies are affected by changing technologies

Working Backwards (2021) tells the story of how Amazon changed the way people live. It explores founder Jeff Bezos’ leadership philosophy, and reveals how this philosophy has informed Amazon’s most iconic products and services. 

• Executive coaches looking for fresh insights
• Entrepreneurs hoping to turbo-charge their business
• Managers wanting to boost their teams’ performance

What We Owe the Future (2022) makes the case for longtermism –⁠ the idea that people today have an obligation to create a good future for successive generations. Using philosophical reasoning, historical anecdotes, and social science research, it argues that the current moment could decide whether future people will live happy, flourishing lives or extraordinarily miserable ones. By carefully considering our actions with respect to issues like AI safety, biotechnology, and value lock-in, we increase the chances that future people will thrive –⁠ just as many of us do, now, thanks to people from the past.

• Activists and charity donors who want to maximize the good they do
• People interested in moral philosophy and ethics 
• Anyone concerned about the future of humanity

Attention Span (2023) examines the connection between the digital age and our capacity for attention. As digital devices have become inextricable from our lives, our attention spans have shortened and our stress levels have risen. Drawing on scientific research, it debunks modern myths about attention and explains how we can reclaim it for better well-being. 

• Anyone worried about their decreasing attention span
• Those who have trouble disconnecting from their phone
• People who feel stressed, exhausted, and burned out

The Automation Advantage (2021) provides a roadmap for building automation and AI in a modern organization. From the different stages a business must go through on its automation journey to the best ways to reassure employees worried about job destruction, it shows leaders how to prosper in a future world.

• Business leaders looking to automate
• Employees at companies set to flirt with AI
• Anyone interested in how tech will transform the world

The Adaptation Advantage (2020) explores how to navigate the future of work – without worrying about the robots taking over. It provides actionable insights on how to tap into uniquely human attributes like adaptation to excel.

• Workers worried about the rise of the machines
• Managers and business owners seeking new perspectives
• Futurologists fascinated by what’s coming next

The Heart of Transformation (2021) is a how-to guide for changing an organization. It focuses on six specific capabilities that leaders can adopt to meet the demands of the twenty-first century.

• Anyone working in management or leadership
• Entrepreneurs or small business owners 
• Anyone curious about how to change a workplace for the better

Impromptu (2023) is a speculative, in-depth conversation involving GPT-4 – a Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence. By discussing real-life stories and potential applications, it paints a future in which Artificial Intelligence is a tool that can push the limits of education, creativity, business, and more. Join the conversation, and prepare for an exciting future that will unlock the true potential of humankind.

• The curious and optimistic who are eagerly following the world-changing developments of Artificial Intelligence
• Skeptical doomsayers who would like to hear a less-dystopian outlook for the future
• Anyone unfamiliar with AI who would like to learn what all the fuss is about.

Empowered (2020) is a written master class that guides ordinary people to create extraordinary products. Discover how to create profitable products that consumers love!

• Tech product owners looking to lead with purpose
• Lovers of influential product designs
• Anyone curious about how great tech gets made

Quantum Supremacy (2023) makes understanding the facts and theory behind quantum computers accessible and easy to understand for everyone. It traces the history of the modern computer and posits a future in which quantum computing takes on the challenges of humanity that are unsolvable with even the most powerful of modern supercomputers.

• People interested in quantum computers
• The physics-curious
• Future-forward thinkers

The DevOps Handbook (2016) offers a roadmap on how to catapult your technology operations into a realm of world-class agility, reliability, and security. Dive deep into the heart of the DevOps philosophy, equipping you with insights to bridge gaps between development and operations, while fostering unmatched efficiency.

• Technology professionals seeking to enhance organizational efficiency
• Business leaders navigating digital transformation initiatives
• Aspiring IT managers and DevOps enthusiasts

Understanding Artificial Intelligence (2021) aims to demystify the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for everyone, including those who don’t have an IT or mathematical background. It will give you a basic understanding of how AI works and why sometimes it makes mistakes or offers imperfect solutions.

• The AI-curious
• Nonspecialists who want to deepen their knowledge about AI
• Sci-Fi fans worried about a dystopian future ruled over by AI overlords

Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation (2021) maps the current pain points and inefficiencies in global supply chains while charting the innovations and new technologies poised to transform the system. It provides an insider's perspective on the practical challenges facing warehouses, ports, and logistics networks, along with realistic ideas for how leaders can leverage emerging tools like Internet of Things sensors and AI to make supply chains sustainable, resilient, and responsive. 

• Supply chain professionals
• Logistics company leaders
• Tech innovators

Python Crash Course (2015) offers a comprehensive journey into the world of Python programming. From building dynamic web applications and engaging games to visualizing data and exploring core programming concepts, it equips learners with the skills to master this versatile language.

• Aspiring programmers looking to break into the world of coding 
• Coders and programmers seeking a Python refresher
• Web designers wanting to design and deploy dynamic, data-driven websites

The Leadership Pipeline (2024) presents a practical framework for building and sustaining strong internal leadership at every level of an organization. It defines the work, skills, time focus, and values required at six critical leadership transitions, helping companies align succession planning with real performance needs. The model supports long-term growth by ensuring leaders are developed deliberately, not accidentally, in step with the demands of today’s fast-moving business environment.

• Aspiring leaders preparing for bigger management roles
• HR professionals focused on succession planning
• Executives developing leadership talent internally

Dotcom Secrets (2015) lays out proven strategies for scaling your online business by transforming how you attract and engage customers. Discover powerful techniques that go beyond traffic boosts and conversion tweaks to fix the root causes holding your business back. Packed with actionable insights, this guide will help you build systems that drive exponential growth and long-term success in the digital world.

• Aspiring entrepreneurs looking to grow their online businesses
• Digital marketers seeking advanced sales strategies and techniques
• Small business owners aiming to boost customer engagement and conversions

Accelerate (2018) explores the intersection of software development and organizational performance. Drawing on rigorous research, it reveals the practices and capabilities that allow high-performing technology-driven companies to excel and achieve a competitive edge in the fast-paced digital era.

• Tech leaders seeking performance optimization
• Agile and DevOps practitioners
• Business owners looking to improve software delivery

You Will Own Nothing (2023) challenges you to confront a possible future where global elites dictate what you do and don’t have. Dive into an investigation of the forces striving to reshape our very notions of ownership, and discover strategies to ensure your autonomy and assets aren't just safe but thriving. Brace yourself: it's time to redefine your future.

• Financial enthusiasts exploring global economic shifts.
• Technological futurists keen on societal implications.
• Advocates for personal rights and wealth autonomy.

Future Skills (2022) outlines 20 core skills that will be essential for success in an increasingly digital world. From digital literacy to social media awareness, these competencies can benefit anyone regardless of career focus or life goals.

• Those worried about the AI revolution and its impact on the future of work 
• Career optimizers seeking practical advice for the next digital age
• Anyone looking for a competitive edge in an increasingly automated world

Human + Machine (2018) explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, presenting a vision where human and machine collaboration enhances innovation, efficiency, and productivity. It delves into the changing landscape of various industries due to AI integration, emphasizing the new skills and roles that will become essential.

• Business leaders looking to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations
• Technology enthusiasts 
• Students and recent graduates looking to prepare for and navigate the future job market

Competing in the Age of AI (2020) unveils a future where AI is the cornerstone of business. It reveals how AI removes age-old business constraints, enabling a quantum leap in scale, scope, and learning. Step into a realm where strategy is reinvented and the economy is reimagined, offering both unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges for leaders in the digital epoch.

• Tech entrepreneurs seeking to disrupt traditional business models
• Executives exploring the impact of AI on operational and strategic decisions
• Business strategists interested in digital transformation and innovation

The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived (2023) narrates the remarkable journey of Thomas Watson Jr., the visionary leader of IBM who shook up the worlds of technology and business in the mid-twentieth century. Delving into his decision to develop the IBM System 360, a pioneering mainframe computer, it shows us how Watson’s IBM laid the foundations for today’s digital age. But this book isn’t only a study of business strategy – it’s also a fascinating portrait of a complex man and his equally complex relationship with his domineering father.

• Fans of business history and corporate leadership stories
• Admirers of IBM and tech industry evolution
• Readers interested in personal transformation and family dynamics

Adaptive Resilience (2023) offers an insightful guide to crafting a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable digital future through innovative organizational transformation. It emphasizes the importance of implementing game-changing strategies for big-picture business evolution, focusing on an approach that transforms from both the inside-out and the outside-in.

• Business leaders seeking digital transformation strategies
• Sustainability advocates in corporate and non-profit sectors
• Al those interested in future-proofing businesses digitally

The Age of AI (2021) examines the evolution of artificial intelligence, how it’s increasingly integrated into all facets of life, and profound questions surrounding AI’s relationship to ethics, security, economics, and the human experience itself.

• Technology enthusiasts and professionals
• Business leaders and entrepreneurs
• Policymakers and ethicists

Tokens (2023) looks at the transformation of traditional monetary systems in the digital era, highlighting how various forms of digital tokens are increasingly replacing conventional currency. It explores the implications of this shift, particularly focusing on the role of digital platforms in creating new types of economic exchange, ownership, and governance models.

• Financial technology professionals and cryptocurrency enthusiasts
• Tech entrepreneurs exploring new payment systems
• Anyone interested in the future of digital currency

Raising Critical Thinkers (2022) is a guide for parents who want their children to make up their own minds amid today’s flood of information. Personal stories and science-backed exercises offer practical wisdom with which families can nurture thoughtful minds and empathetic hearts.

• Parents seeking to nurture curious, discerning children who process information thoughtfully
• Homeschooling parents looking for exercises to foster critical thinking
• Teachers hoping to encourage perspective and insight in students

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

Read Write Own (2024) shows how blockchain can revive the democratic promise of the early internet. It examines the internet across three eras: the early democratic but read-only age of the web, the “read-write” age, centralized under corporate control, and now the "read-write-own" movement, occasionally termed web3, whereby blockchain networks empower user communities, not just big tech firms. With lucid prose and tech industry expertise, it provides historical context and an inspirational guidebook for a more open, equitable digital future.

• Tech enthusiasts eager to understand the next major wave of internet innovation
• Entrepreneurs and builders seeking new opportunities in web3 spaces.
• Advocates of decentralized systems and collaborative economies who want an empowered open web

AI for Business Leaders (2023) unveils the transformative power of artificial intelligence in reshaping business strategies, operations, and competitive landscapes. It guides you through integrating AI into your business, offering strategies for overcoming implementation hurdles, enhancing customer experiences, and achieving sustainable growth. Engage with this comprehensive analysis to unlock AI’s potential in driving your business forward.

• Tech-savvy entrepreneurs seeking competitive advantages
• Executives interested in AI-driven operational efficiency
• Marketing professionals exploring AI for customer engagement

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

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

Atlas of AI (2021) reveals how AI is a technology of extraction, from minerals to labor to data. It presents AI as a global network which is driving a shift toward undemocratic governance and political centralization.

• Entrepreneurs and policymakers seeking to inform themselves about the AI industry
• People interested in the intersection of technology, politics, and society
• Anyone concerned about the social and moral consequences of emerging technologies

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

Quantum Marketing (2021) explains the revolutionary marketing strategies necessary for businesses to remain relevant in today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape. From managing the explosion of data to forging strategic partnerships, it offers a thought-provoking guide to navigating the challenges and opportunities presented by this new era of business.

• Marketing professionals seeking to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing industry
• Entrepreneurs aiming to understand and leverage cutting-edge marketing strategies
• Consumers curious about how marketing will shape their interactions with brands in the coming years

The Chaos Machine (2022) explores the dark side of social media. The design of apps like Facebook and Twitter, combined with the nature of human psychology, often make social media bring out the worst in us.

• Social media addicts
• People concerned about the negative effects of social media
• Anyone interested in psychology

The Mind's Mirror (2024) explores the possibilities and risks of artificial intelligence. Aiming to provide readers with an understanding of AI's workings, it explores how AI can enhance human capabilities across various fields, while also addressing the societal challenges it presents. 

• Tech enthusiasts interested in the latest AI developments
• Curious people who want to understand how neural networks function
• Anyone who want to understand how AI is shaping our world

Scary Smart (2021) explores the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the potential consequences if it’s not guided by human values. It emphasizes the responsibility to shape AI in a way that ensures it serves humanity’s best interests. Ethical considerations are urgently needed as AI continues to evolve and potentially surpass human intelligence.

• Tech professionals interested in AI ethics and development
• Entrepreneurs exploring AI’s impact on business and society
• Anyone curious about AI’s potential risks and benefits

Technofeudalism (2024) argues that capitalism is on its last legs. The twin pillars of that system, profit and markets, no longer govern our economies. Instead, we live in a brave new world dominated by Big Tech’s ability to monopolize attention, modify behavior, and extract rents from old-fashioned capitalists. 

• Economists and historians
• Futurologists
• Big Tech skeptics 

24 Assets (2017) presents a roadmap for building a business that holds lasting value by identifying and cultivating 24 critical assets across key categories like intellectual property, branding, and systems. It emphasizes creating a scalable and enjoyable enterprise that thrives in today’s fast-changing digital landscape. With a focus on long-term growth and resilience, it provides actionable steps to help businesses become valuable, impactful assets in themselves.

• Entrepreneurs seeking to scale their businesses effectively
• Investors interested in asset-based business growth strategies
• Startup founders looking for sustainable business frameworks

The AI-fication of Jobs (2024) unpacks the seismic shifts AI is bringing to the job market, from mass automation to the rise of supercharged professionals. It serves as both a wake-up call and a guide, showing readers how to embrace AI-driven change and thrive in the careers of tomorrow.

• Professionals in technology and AI
• Students and workers entering the job market
• Anyone interested in the future of AI

The New Map (2020) illustrates how global power dynamics are being reshaped by the convergence of energy politics, climate change, and international conflicts, particularly between the US, China, Russia, and the Middle East. It analyzes how America’s shale, Russia’s vast gas reserves, China’s growing influence, the Middle East’s adaptation to falling oil prices, and innovations in green tech and renewables are redrawing the world's energy map.

• Politics junkies ready for insights into how energy shapes geopolitics
• Climate activists who want a global snapshot of energy dynamics
• Investors looking for risks and opportunities in the energy sector

Why Taiwan Matters (2023) explores how Taiwan became the thriving democracy and semiconductor powerhouse it is today, while explaining its precarious position at the center of US-China tensions. It examines how Taiwan’s 23 million people manage their complex relationship with China that increasingly threatens to forcibly reclaim the island – potentially triggering a global conflict.

• Technology and business leaders concerned with Asia-Pacific markets
• Fans of history, international relations, and geopolitics
• Anyone who cares about the future of democracy in Asia

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 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

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

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

Transformed (2024) is a practical guide to the product operating model – a framework used by many of the most successful businesses. By following these expert recommendations, leaders can transform their companies, and start to see real results.

• CEOs and other business leaders
• People trying to drive change within their company
• Anyone who wants to learn more about the product operating model

Loved (2022) uncovers the true potential of product marketing, showing how industry leaders use product marketing to shape market perception and category definition. Great product marketing goes beyond sales support to inspire others to tell your product’s story, transforming also-rans into market leaders.

• Product marketers looking for leading insights
• Sales reps who want to transform product features into compelling stories
• Start-up founders who want to position their product for market success

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

Teaching with AI (2024) addresses the urgent need for AI literacy in education by showing teachers how to work with artificial intelligence, rather than against it. It transforms common fears about student cheating and teaching methods into actionable strategies that strengthen both learning outcomes and teacher effectiveness. 

• Educators at all levels who are grappling with AI’s impact on their classrooms
• Parents concerned about their children’s AI use and learning
• Anyone helping students or community members develop critical evaluation skills for AI-generated content

Money in the Twenty-First Century (2024) explores how technological shifts are reshaping the nature and function of money. It examines the rise of digital currencies, mobile payment systems, and low-interest economic environments, highlighting their impact on financial institutions and global economies.

• Professionals exploring the future of finance
• Tech-savvy minds interested in digital currencies
• Anyone seeking insight into modern money

Artificial Intelligence for Learning (2024) explores how AI can be strategically and practically applied to improve learning and development in organizations. It clarifies common misconceptions, explains the learning science behind generative AI, and offers guidance in areas such as personalized content, chatbot support, and ethical considerations.

• Educators and instructional designers adopting AI in learning
• Corporate training and development leaders using edtech
• Curious professionals exploring the future of education

Know Decide Act (2024) is an empowered take on AI’s potential to transform the workplace. It offers practical walkthroughs to move from workflow drudgery to AI enhanced workflows that boost work quality and productivity, along with practical strategies for implementing AI tools across every kind of workplace. 

Want to free up 5 to 20 more hours during the work week? This is the book. You'll learn how to use 20 ai tools that the author uses every week.

• Managers who want to use AI to drive performance and innovation
• Workers keen to retain their edge in an increasingly automated workplace
• Freelancers ready to scale their offering with smart AI tools

Read Write Code (2021) introduces the fundamentals of computer science and programming in a clear, accessible way for beginners. It covers core concepts like data, algorithms, the internet, and AI, helping readers build confidence in coding and computational thinking so they can better engage with the digital world around them. 

• Anyone curious about learning to code 
• Students commencing study in computer science 
• Teachers seeking to introduce key coding concepts 

The Next Crisis (2025) analyzes global polling data to reveal what people around the world worry about each month and contrasts these concerns with prevailing media and policy narratives. It shows how everyday pressures – such as cost of living, employment, immigration, distant wars, corruption, and climate change – shape public sentiment and often diverge from expert projections. It argues for aligning policy priorities with the real anxieties of citizens rather than overemphasizing unlikely threats.

• Concerned policymakers shaping responsive social agendas
• Insightful journalists analyzing global public sentiment trends
• Anyone interested in societal anxieties worldwide

AI for Educators (2023) explores how artificial intelligence will fundamentally transform teaching and learning. It serves as a practical handbook to help teachers understand and use AI, while offering classroom strategies and time-saving techniques. It also prepares educators to help students navigate the AI-driven future they will inherit.

• School administrators crafting policies for the era of ChatGPT
• Professors tired of playing detective with student essays
• Teachers drowning in grading who want their evenings back

You Belong in Tech (2022) is a comprehensive guide for those in career transition looking to break into the tech industry – with or without a degree. It provides step-by-step instructions for acquiring necessary skills, getting noticed in the job market, and nailing the application.

• Mid-career professionals seeking a tech transition
• Parents returning to the workforce who want different career options
• Recent graduates with non-technical degrees who are reconsidering their career path

Algospeak examines how digital platforms are transforming language. It shows how internet culture creates new ways of speaking and writing, shaping both online and offline communication. It also reveals how this technology-driven linguistic change reflects broader shifts in social norms, as well as our relationship to language itself.

• Linguistics enthusiasts interested in how technology is accelerating language change
• Tech-savvy professionals looking to understand online platforms
• Anyone interested in slang and popular culture 

The Magic of Code (2025) argues that code functions as the fundamental building block of our digital world, with the power to create virtual worlds, connect people globally, and serve as a gateway to understanding connections among diverse fields like language, mythology, and human thought patterns. 

• Curious non-techies ready to discover the hidden magic shaping their reality
• Burnt-out programmers who need to reignite their love of code
• Artists who want to unlock a new creative medium

The Cybernetic Society (2025) explores how humans and intelligent machines have fused into a single hybrid system that now shapes every aspect of life. It shows how this symbiosis offers both promise and peril, from adaptive “cognitive cities” to autonomous weapons that accelerate conflict. Ultimately, it argues that the future will depend on whether these feedback-driven systems are designed to extend freedom and human potential or to deepen control and dependence.

• Technology professionals and innovators
• Business and policy decision-makers
• Students and curious readers of society and futures

Robin Hood Math (2025) is your backstage pass to the hidden math running rankings, credit scores, and the feeds you didn’t choose. The good news is, by familiarizing yourself with these formulas, you can gain a street-smart toolkit that will help you build your own rankings, average predictions the right way, update beliefs, and “train” your social algorithms. It’s a practical playbook to take back a little power – both online and off.

• Anyone tired of being fed junk on their social media feeds
• Creators and marketers curious about the math behind a viral video
• People interested in the ethics of modern technology

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

Mastery (2025) tackles the disconnect between what schools teach and what the world requires by rethinking education and curricula as they are today. It offers a framework for learning where students progress through genuine understanding rather than time-based advancement, while developing critical capabilities that serve them throughout life.

• Educators looking to re-engage students and move beyond test-focused instruction
• Policymakers exploring alternatives to traditional time-based educational models
• Students and lifelong learners seeking to take ownership of their own educational journey

Streaming Wars (2025) examines how platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Disney+ have fundamentally transformed entertainment economics, power structures, and what content gets made. It reveals the hidden mechanics behind streaming, showing how these shifts affect both what we watch and who profits from it.

• Media professionals navigating a rapidly changing entertainment landscape
• Content creators who want to know who really pulls the strings at the streamers
• Business strategists eyeing up this dynamic media sector

Chokepoints (2025) is a riveting, thought-provoking, thorough tale of how the United States has transformed economic warfare in the modern age. It shows how sanctions, asset freezes, and export controls have reshaped geopolitics, from crippling Iran’s oil profits to gutting China’s technological ambitions. Finally, it proves that in a world supposedly governed by market forces, it’s state power that ultimately reigns supreme.

• Anyone fascinated by global affairs and economic statecraft
• Economics and history buffs
• Fans of political drama

The Accidental Network (2025) chronicles the invention of the cable modem by LANcity and how it revolutionized residential internet access by transforming it from slow dial-up connections to the broadband service we use today. It details the industry shifts and technological innovations that together gave rise to this revolutionary new technology.

• Tech enthusiasts curious about how the internet got faster
• Entrepreneurs seeking inspiration from startup success stories
• Anyone wondering how broadband transformed modern life

This Is for Everyone (2025) tells the inside story of how one man’s simple idea at CERN grew into the World Wide Web that now connects us all. From the first browser wars to the bigger debates over privacy, social media, and AI, it reveals how the web’s open spirit was both its greatest strength and its biggest vulnerability. It also looks to a better future – a web that lives up to its potential by empowering individuals and restoring trust.

• Tech enthusiasts curious in how the web came to be
• Entrepreneurs interested in how bold ideas can grow into global movements
• Everyday web users who are eager for a better online experience

Enshittification (2025) explains why so many essential online services are deteriorating at the same time. It breaks down the four-stage strategy platforms use to lure users, lock them in, and systematically extract value – ultimately leaving behind a degraded product that primarily serves the platform itself. You’ll discover the specific economic and legal decisions that caused this decay – and the concrete, actionable steps we can take to reverse it.

• Tech users frustrated with declining online services
• Digital activists and policy-makers seeking concrete solutions
• Gig workers and online sellers feeling squeezed by platforms

Click Here (2025) reveals how to navigate today’s overwhelming digital marketing landscape and turn any online channel into real business growth. Drawing from experience scaling one of the world’s largest tech platforms, this guide breaks down the essential principles for maximizing your marketing impact – from channel selection and creative testing to measuring what truly drives results.

• Founders and entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses through digital channels
• Marketing professionals and CMOs seeking to optimize their strategies and budgets
• Business students interested in learning cutting-edge digital marketing principles

Digital Exhaustion (2025) explores how everyday digital tools quietly drain your energy by fragmenting attention, distorting social inferences, and amplifying emotional strain. It lays out eight practical rules for reshaping how you use technology so you can reduce burnout, regain focus, and turn your devices into a source of support rather than exhaustion.

• Busy professionals overwhelmed by digital communication and tools
• Leaders and HR teams shaping health tech cultures
• Students and lifelong learners struggling with distraction and burnout

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

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

Your Life Is Manufactured (2025) examines the hidden manufacturing processes behind everyday products we use and purchase, tracing their complex journeys from production to consumption. It reveals how manufacturing has profoundly shaped both human society and the natural environment in ways we rarely consider. When these invisible systems are made visible, we’re empowered to make more sustainable and equitable choices.

• Consumers ready to make more considered choices
• Environmentalists who want to learn how manufacturing and sustainability can coexist
• Manufacturers committed to creating more ethical supply chains

Shared Wisdom (2025) explores the relationship between technological progress and human nature – and reveals how we can utilize innovations like AI in a way that benefits everyone. Drawing lessons from historic technological milestones and their impact, it shows how smartly used, these gadgets can amplify our collective intelligence and help us solve pressing global challenges.

• Entrepreneurs seeking to develop AI and digital platforms that enhance rather than harm human society
• Social scientists interested in understanding how cultural evolution and technological change intersect
• Concerned citizens wanting to understand how to shape technology's role in addressing climate change and social challenges

Prompt Engineering for Generative AI (2024) is a comprehensive guide to working effectively with text and image generating AI. It highlights five key principles that form the backbone of effective prompts for large language models like ChatGPT and diffusion models like Stable Diffusion. It explores the computational mechanisms behind these models, and gives a host of practical tips and ideas for improving your AI workflow.

• Content creators using ChatGPT or similar platforms
• Business professionals seeking competitive AI advantages
• Developers wanting to harness AI tools effectively

Whole Earth Discipline (2009) argues that environmentalism should be more pragmatic and willing to use powerful modern tools to address climate change and ecological decline. It makes the case for options often treated as taboo in green circles – such as nuclear energy, biotechnology, dense urban living, and even researching geoengineering – when they can reduce overall environmental harm. It frames these choices as systems-level solutions aimed at protecting biodiversity while cutting carbon emissions at scale.

• Climate-focused policy and energy decision-makers
• Tech-savvy environmentalists weighing nuclear and biotech
• Anyone exploring pragmatic eco-solutions

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

Blank Space (2025) argues that the past twenty-five years have been marked by creative stagnation, resulting in a culture where reboots, viral trends, and profit-driven content thrive and artistic risk-taking is all but nonexistent. Tracing the economic, technological, and social landscape of the 21st century, it analyzes the broader pressures that have flattened contemporary culture.

• Pop culture enthusiasts
• Artists and creators
• Millennials and Gen Zs looking to make sense of their cultural moment

The Manager’s Path (2017) serves as a practical career guide for technology professionals transitioning from individual contributor roles to management positions, from mentoring and tech lead positions all the way to senior executive leadership. It addresses the unique challenges of tech, where management itself is a technical discipline, providing actionable advice and frameworks for handling the obstacles that arise at each stage of a manager’s development.

• Software engineers considering their first management role
• New tech leads unsure how to balance coding and leadership
• Recently promoted managers feeling overwhelmed and uncertain

Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths (2021) cuts through the fear-inducing hype surrounding artificial intelligence to explain how AI actually works and why the dystopian scenarios of science fiction remain firmly in the realm of fantasy. It explores today’s remarkable AI technologies – from facial recognition to self-driving cars – while clarifying why these systems can’t evolve into the superintelligent machines of popular culture.

• Job seekers who want to understand the AI employment landscape
• Policy makers grappling with how to regulate use of AI
• Tech workers who need to understand the real capabilities of AI tools

Why Digital Transformations Fail (2019) examines why the vast majority of organizational digital transformations don’t succeed, arguing that the problem isn’t technology or innovation but rather unclear objectives and lack of disciplined execution. It presents a five-stage framework for transformation – from initial automation efforts to making digital technology core to company operations – by which companies can turn digital transformation from an existential threat into strategic opportunity.

• Executives worried their company feels outdated
• Managers frustrated by failed tech initiatives
• Professionals in traditional industries facing disruption

The AI-First Company (2021) argues that businesses which deliberately build AI into their core operations from the start – rather than bolting it on later – are the ones poised to dominate their industries. It walks you through how to identify valuable data, build the right teams, integrate AI into existing workflows, and reinvest the gains from automation to keep compounding a competitive edge.

• Business owners looking to stay ahead of competitors
• Product managers seeking smarter, data-driven growth
• Strategy-focused professionals tired of empty AI hype