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An energetic, insider's look at the eccentric brilliance and creative chaos that birthed the personal computer. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Revolution in the valley.
- visionary
- energetic
- nostalgic
- triumphant
- 01
iWoz
Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith · 2006
A joyful, geeky conversation with the ultimate hardware hacker about the pure thrill of invention.
- 02
Dealers of Lightning
Michael A. Hiltzik · 1999
A thrilling, frustrating front-row seat to a room full of geniuses inventing the future, only to watch their corporate bosses fumble the bag.
- 03
The Dream Machine
M. Mitchell Waldrop
A sweeping, meticulously detailed journey into the minds of the quiet visionaries who dreamed up the digital age.
- 04
Creative Selection
Ken Kocienda
A quiet, meticulous look over the shoulder of a craftsman building the digital tools that changed the world.
- 05
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
A gripping, unvarnished portrait of how ferocious drive and uncompromising vision can change the world while leaving a trail of personal wreckage.
- 06
The Humane Interface
Jef Raskin
A visionary masterclass in rethinking how humans and machines converse, stripping away bad habits to reveal elegant design truths.
- 07
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
An intimate, deeply humanizing portrait of how a brilliant but flawed founder learned to actually lead.
- 08
Jony Ive
Leander Kahney
A sleek, admiring portrait of the quiet perfectionist who shaped the modern technological aesthetic.
- 09
Steve Jobs
Carol Kelly-Gangi
A sleek, thematic distillation of a visionary's thoughts on business, innovation, and life.
- 10
Steve Jobs
Karen Blumenthal
An engaging, accessible portrait of a brilliant but complicated mind that redefined how we interact with technology.
- 11
Hackers
Steven Levy
A high-energy, late-night journey into the obsessive minds and fluorescent-lit labs that birthed the digital age.
- 12
Dreaming in code
Scott Rosenberg
A fascinating, deeply human look at the messy, frustrating, and oddly poetic reality of trying to build something out of nothing.
