Silicon Valley Books

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.40 — 280,738 ratings — published 2018
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Uncanny Valley Uncanny Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.63 — 35,253 ratings — published 2020
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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,354,287 ratings — published 2011
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Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,594 ratings — published 2016
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.14 — 14,066 ratings — published 2019
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Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,954 ratings — published 2018
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.15 — 396,066 ratings — published 2014
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The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.76 — 10,230 ratings — published 1999
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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.04 — 7,424 ratings — published 2017
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Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.04 — 19,020 ratings — published 2013
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.14 — 77,281 ratings — published 2013
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The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.83 — 18,929 ratings — published 2017
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.12 — 39,693 ratings — published 2011
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.16 — 90,429 ratings — published 2025
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Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom) Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
by (shelved 13 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,344 ratings — published 2018
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.13 — 443,654 ratings — published 2015
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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,557 ratings — published 1984
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The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,141 ratings — published 2019
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The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.59 — 17,182 ratings — published 2009
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How Google Works How Google Works (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.05 — 29,509 ratings — published 2014
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,862 ratings — published 2020
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.91 — 17,102 ratings — published 2016
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.21 — 102,274 ratings — published 2014
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.41 — 40,236 ratings — published 2022
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.06 — 13,298 ratings — published 2018
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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.09 — 16,621 ratings — published 2018
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,387 ratings — published 1997
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.20 — 108,785 ratings — published 2014
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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,466 ratings — published 2000
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The Circle (The Circle, #1) The Circle (The Circle, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.43 — 230,364 ratings — published 2013
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Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,173 ratings — published 2018
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Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.09 — 765 ratings — published 2017
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World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,257 ratings — published 2017
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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.84 — 29,976 ratings — published 2011
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,317 ratings — published 2002
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The Soul of a New Machine The Soul of a New Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,426 ratings — published 1981
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Elon Musk Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.33 — 74,806 ratings — published 2023
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The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,317 ratings — published 2022
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The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,813 ratings — published 2022
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The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.86 — 11,882 ratings — published 2010
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Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,417 ratings — published 2004
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.72 — 215,855 ratings — published 2012
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Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,301 ratings — published 2025
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Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,368 ratings — published 2020
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Facebook: The Inside Story Facebook: The Inside Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,945 ratings — published 2020
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Surveillance Valley: The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex Surveillance Valley: The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,161 ratings — published 2018
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Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,834 ratings — published 2019
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Small Fry: A Memoir Small Fry: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.81 — 27,893 ratings — published 2018
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What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as silicon-valley)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,149 ratings — published 2005
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