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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.13 — 115,346 ratings — published 2025
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The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,300 ratings — published 2023
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,424 ratings — published 2016
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The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.83 — 19,129 ratings — published 2017
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.13 — 77,909 ratings — published 2013
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Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,094 ratings — published 2023
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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.22 — 80,413 ratings — published 2022
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An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,228 ratings — published 2021
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.12 — 8,614 ratings — published 2025
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The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,748 ratings — published 2025
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Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,966 ratings — published 2018
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.90 — 42,849 ratings — published 2017
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.15 — 405,410 ratings — published 2014
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Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,414 ratings — published 2022
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.12 — 448,828 ratings — published 2015
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System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.82 — 610 ratings — published 2021
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New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,802 ratings — published 2018
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Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,622 ratings — published 2021
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The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,340 ratings — published 2021
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Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.54 — 2,394 ratings — published 2018
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,723 ratings — published 2018
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.40 — 284,230 ratings — published 2018
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Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.66 — 250 ratings — published 2021
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Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,369 ratings — published 2021
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Uncanny Valley Uncanny Valley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.63 — 35,493 ratings — published 2020
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Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.89 — 537 ratings — published
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Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,017 ratings — published 2012
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Inside Apple Inside Apple (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,917 ratings — published 2011
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One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.74 — 8,029 ratings — published 2011
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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.84 — 30,005 ratings — published 2011
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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.09 — 16,857 ratings — published 2018
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Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.36 — 7,922 ratings — published 2019
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World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,268 ratings — published 2017
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The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.92 — 650 ratings — published
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Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,739 ratings — published
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Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.04 — 10,143 ratings — published 2025
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.49 — 8,133 ratings — published 2025
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The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,129 ratings — published
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Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,067 ratings — published 2020
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No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,949 ratings — published 2020
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Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.69 — 123 ratings — published
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Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,216 ratings — published 2024
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Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,757 ratings — published 2023
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The Circle (The Circle, #1) The Circle (The Circle, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.43 — 232,737 ratings — published 2013
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Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.87 — 681 ratings — published
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Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,980 ratings — published 2018
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Silicon Germany: Wie wir die digitale Transformation schaffen Silicon Germany: Wie wir die digitale Transformation schaffen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 3.94 — 335 ratings — published
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The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,006 ratings — published 2022
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The Tyranny of Big Tech The Tyranny of Big Tech (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as big-tech)
avg rating 4.04 — 918 ratings — published 2021
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Cory Doctorow
“The lower the switching costs are, the better a company has to treat you if they want to keep your business.”
Cory Doctorow, The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation

“Every day, I turn on the station, preparing to do my daily live stream interview, never knowing if this is the day that they have finally decided to pull the plug.”
Charles Moscowitz, Toward Fascist America: 2021: The Year that Launched American Fascism

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