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Books like Console Wars
A high-octane, neon-soaked corporate thriller that turns a 90s business rivalry into a cinematic battle for the living room. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Console Wars.
- high-stakes
- neon-tinged
- competitive
- nostalgic
- 01
Masters of Doom
David Kushner
A caffeine-fueled, cinematic ride through the obsessive late-night coding sessions that birthed modern gaming and destroyed a legendary friendship.
- 02
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.
- 03
Chip War
Chris Miller
A sweeping, high-stakes geopolitical thriller disguised as a history of technology.
- 04
Hackers
Steven Levy
A high-energy, late-night journey into the obsessive minds and fluorescent-lit labs that birthed the digital age.
- 05
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman · 1985
A chillingly prescient autopsy of how society traded critical thought for endless, comfortable distraction.
- 06
Cheap
Ellen Ruppel Shell
A sobering, eye-opening journey into the hidden psychological and economic toll of our addiction to a bargain.
- 07
Dogfight
Fred Vogelstein
A high-stakes, behind-the-scenes plunge into the cutthroat corporate warfare that put a smartphone in every pocket.
- 08
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
A gripping, fly-on-the-wall plunge into the relentless engine room of modern retail's most formidable empire.
- 09
The Master Switch
Tim Wu
A sweeping, cautionary journey through the history of media that reveals how every open frontier of communication eventually falls to corporate empires.
- 10
The One Device
Brian Merchant
A globetrotting, investigative journey that shatters the myth of the lone genius to reveal the sprawling, messy human reality behind a sleek modern marvel.
- 11
Exploding the Phone
Phil Lapsley
A thrilling, nostalgic dive into the clandestine world of mid-century tech rebels who turned the global telephone network into their personal playground.
- 12
Rise of the Robots
Martin Ford
A sobering, data-driven look into the encroaching obsolescence of human labor and the urgent need to rethink our economic future.
