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An urgent, historically grounded warning about the democratic dangers of unchecked corporate monopolies and a rallying cry for progressive reform. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Curse of Bigness.
- foreboding
- serious
- resolute
- intellectually stimulating
- 01
The Attention Merchants
Tim Wu
A revelatory, slightly unsettling journey through the history of how our focus became the world's most valuable commodity.
- 02
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.
- 03
The Price of Inequality
Joseph E. Stiglitz
A rigorous, eye-opening autopsy of a rigged economic system that leaves you both frustrated and armed with understanding.
- 04
Saving capitalism
Robert B. Reich
A clarifying, accessible dismantling of modern economic myths that leaves you feeling both righteously indignant and equipped to demand change.
- 05
Average is Over
Tyler Cowen
A sobering but pragmatic look at the widening economic divide and how technology is permanently rewriting the rules of work.
- 06
Moneyland
Oliver Bullough
A globe-trotting, infuriating tour through the hidden financial plumbing of the ultra-rich.
- 07
The war on normal people
Andrew Yang
An urgent, eye-opening exploration of technological disruption that pivots from economic alarm to a rallying cry for systemic change.
- 08
Winners Take All
Anand Giridharadas
A sharp, infuriating, and deeply necessary dismantling of the billionaire savior complex.
- 09
Chokepoint Capitalism
Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow
A righteous, eye-opening dismantling of how tech monopolies squeeze creators, paired with a battle plan for taking the power back.
- 10
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
A monumental, dread-inducing masterclass that provides the exact vocabulary needed to understand how the digital world is strip-mining human autonomy.
- 11
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.
- 12
The undercover economist strikes back
Tim Harford
A witty, jargon-free tour through the hidden gears of the global economy that makes macroeconomics feel like a fascinating dinner party conversation.
