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A sharp, insider's autopsy of Silicon Valley hubris that reads like a corporate thriller laced with dark, absurdist humor. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Careless People.
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- 01
Zucked
Roger McNamee
An insider's chilling awakening to the democratic destruction wrought by the very technology he once championed.
- 02
Technically Wrong
Sara Wachter-Boettcher
A sharp, validating wake-up call that pulls back the curtain on the biases baked into our everyday digital lives.
- 03
Uncanny Valley
Anna Wiener
A sharp, anthropological descent into the surreal and toxic optimism of Silicon Valley's boom years.
- 04
Abolish Silicon Valley
Wendy Liu
A heartfelt memoir meets a radical manifesto that dismantles the myth of the tech industry's growth-at-all-costs ethos.
- 05
Chaos monkeys
Antonio Garcia Martinez
A blistering, unapologetic joyride through the ego-driven, chaotic machinery of modern Silicon Valley.
- 06
Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
A beautifully rendered, aching exploration of what it means to grow up in the shadow of a myth.
- 07
Voices from the Valley
Ben Tarnoff and Moira Weigel
An unfiltered, ground-level exploration of the human labor and stark contradictions hiding behind Silicon Valley's polished utopian hype.
- 08
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook
Ben Mezrich
A high-energy, dramatic plunge into the intoxicating and ultimately destructive collision of collegiate ambition, social desperation, and unimaginable wealth.
- 09
The cost of living
Deborah Levy
A vibrant, urgent reflection on dismantling the social hierarchies that diminish women, in pursuit of a life lived with meaning, pleasure, and ultimate freedom.
- 10
Genius Makers
Cade Metz
A high-stakes, deeply reported journey into the minds and boardrooms racing to build artificial intelligence.
- 11
Hatching Twitter
Nick Bilton
A gripping, backstabbing corporate soap opera that reads like a thriller about the messy human egos behind a global communication empire.
- 12
Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now
Jaron Lanier
A sharp, urgent manifesto that feels like a splash of cold water to the face of your digital habits.
