It's been said a million times that those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it.
This is especially true in the tech and business arenas.
These essential books serve as an excellent study in the success (and failure) of tech companies and the history of how we got where we are with computers.
"Hackers" by Steven Levy
Levy's noted book on the "heroes of the computer revolution" follows the advent of computing from the 1950s to the early 1980s. You'll recognize most of the names here, like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak, but they only account for half the story. The other half is in here as well.
Price:$14.95
"Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson
Isaacson's blockbuster biography of the Apple cofounder painted Jobs in a humanizing light and featured loads of interesting anecdotes about his life and the founding of one of the most compelling companies in technology today.
Price:$18.78
"The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story" by Michael Lewis
Lewis's book on Jim Clark, the billionaire founder of three huge companies – Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and Healtheon – takes a look at how Clark used internet technology to make his money and where internet technology is heading in the future.
Price: $10.88
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