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• Asperger's Chic
• The Gluten-Free Open Marriage
• Hippy-Dippy Coding Communes
• The Never-Ending School
• The All-Meat Lunch
• Alpha Girls and Beta Boys
• The Immortals
• Five Minutes of Fame
• The New New Money
• When Do You Beg Forgiveness and When Do You Ask for Permission?
• Is This Really Right?
• We Will Be God.

"A Wall Street Journal columnist for "Weekend Confidential" explores the hubris and ambition of Silicon Valley innovators who are changing the world, tracing the stories of three upstarts who left promising college educations in favor of developing billion-dollar ideas"-- NoveList.

• Asperger's Chic
• The Gluten-Free Open Marriage
• Hippy-Dippy Coding Communes
• The Never-Ending School
• The All-Meat Lunch
• Alpha Girls and Beta Boys
• The Immortals
• Five Minutes of Fame
• The New New Money
• When Do You Beg Forgiveness and When Do You Ask for Permission?
• Is This Really Right?
• We Will Be God.

"A Wall Street Journal columnist for "Weekend Confidential" explores the hubris and ambition of Silicon Valley innovators who are changing the world, tracing the stories of three upstarts who left promising college educations in favor of developing billion-dollar ideas"--NoveList.

How to Hack a Party Line is the first book to explain the political significance of the high-technology industry. It shows the birth of a relationship between the new millionaires of the information age and the Washington insiders that will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. Packed with exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting, How to Hack a Party Line chronicles a high-stakes experiment: the creation of Silicon Valley's first political machine. The book explores the often contradictory forces behind Silicon Valley's political awakening -- a mixture of naive libertarian sentiment, northern California social attitudes, aggressive business instincts, and a raw desire for power. Simultaneously it looks at Centrist "new Democrats" who have left behind the liberal coalitions of the industrial economy and are seeking a new identity in the values proclaimed by high-tech capitalists: growth, globalism, efficiency, and innovation. How to Hack a Party Line combines a colorful, character-rich narrative with serious reporting and political analysis. It asks what values prosper when high-tech business becomes the metaphor for society -- and how, in the twenty-first century, democracy will respond.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

How to Hack a Party Line is the first book to explain the political significance of the high-technology industry. It shows the birth of a relationship between the new millionaires of the information age and the Washington insiders that will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. Packed with exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting, How to Hack a Party Line chronicles a high-stakes experiment: the creation of Silicon Valley's first political machine. The book explores the often contradictory forces behind Silicon Valley's political awakening -- a mixture of naive libertarian sentiment, northern California social attitudes, aggressive business instincts, and a raw desire for power. Simultaneously it looks at Centrist "new Democrats" who have left behind the liberal coalitions of the industrial economy and are seeking a new identity in the values proclaimed by high-tech capitalists: growth, globalism, efficiency, and innovation. How to Hack a Party Line combines a colorful, character-rich narrative with serious reporting and political analysis. It asks what values prosper when high-tech business becomes the metaphor for society -- and how, in the twenty-first century, democracy will respond.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Asperger's Chic
• The Gluten-Free Open Marriage
• Hippy-Dippy Coding Communes
• The Never-Ending School
• The All-Meat Lunch
• Alpha Girls and Beta Boys
• The Immortals
• Five Minutes of Fame
• The New New Money
• When Do You Beg Forgiveness and When Do You Ask for Permission?
• Is This Really Right?
• We Will Be God

Each year, young people from around the world go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company, strike it rich, and become powerful and famous. In The Valley of the Gods, Wolfe follows three of these upstarts who have "stopped out" of college and real life to live and work in Silicon Valley in the hopes of becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk. Meet the billionaires who attend parties where people devour peanut butter-and-jelly sushi rolls, and date and seduce in a romantic culture in which thick glasses, baggy jeans, and a t-shirt is the costume of any sex symbol (and where a jacket and tie symbolize mediocrity). Through Wolfe's eyes, we discover how they live and how they have created a business world and an economic order that has made us all devotees of them. A blistering, brilliant, and hysterical examination of this new ruling class, The Valley of the Gods presents tomorrow's strange new normal where the only outward signs of tech success are laptops and ideas. .
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Preface
• Silicon Valley, explained : the story of the past, as retold by the people of the future
• The big bang: everything starts with Doug Engelbart
• Ready player one : the first t-shirt tycoon
• The time machine : inventing the future at Xerox PARC
• Breakout : Jobs and Woz change the game
• Towel designers : Atari's high-strung prima donnas
• PARC opens the kimono : good artists copy, great artists steal
• 3P1C F41L : it's game over for Atari
• Hello, I'm Macintosh : it sure is great to get out of that bag
• Fumbling the future : who blew it : Xerox PARC, or Steve Jobs?
• What information wants : heroes of the computer revolution
• The whole earth 'lectronic link : welcome to the restaurant at the end of the universe
• Reality check : the new new thing, that wasn't
• From insanely great to greatly insane : General Magic mentors a generation
• The Bengali typhoon : Wired's revolution of the month
• Toy stories : from PARC to Pixar
• Jerry Garcia's last words : Netscape opened what?
• A fish, a barrel, and a gun : Suck perfects the art of snark
• Culture hacking : the cyberunderground goes mainstream
• The check is in the mail : eBay's trillion-dollar garage sale
• The shape of the internet : a problem of great googolplexity
• Free as in beer : two teenagers crash the music industry
• The dot bomb : only the cockroaches survive...and you're one of the cockroaches
• The return of the king : iCame, iSaw, iConquered
• I'm feeling lucky : Google cracks the code
• I'm CEO...bitch : Zuck moves to Silicon Valley to "dominate" (and does)
• Purple people eater : Apple, the company that cannibalizes itself
• Twttr : nose-ring-wearing, tattooed, neck-bearded, long-haired punk hippie misfits
• To infinity...and beyond! : Steve Jobs in memoriam
• Epilogue. The endless frontier : the future history of Silicon Valley.

A candid, colorful, and comprehensive oral history that reveals the secrets of Silicon Valley -- from the origins of Apple and Atari to the present day clashes of Google and Facebook, and all the start-ups and disruptions that happened along the way. Rarely has one economy asserted itself as swiftly--and as aggressively--as the entity we now know as Silicon Valley. Built with a seemingly permanent culture of reinvention, Silicon Valley does not fight change; it embraces it, and now powers the American economy and global innovation. So how did this omnipotent and ever-morphing place come to be? It was not by planning. It was, like many an empire before it, part luck, part timing, and part ambition. And part pure, unbridled genius... Drawing on over two hundred in-depth interviews, VALLEY OF GENIUS takes readers from the dawn of the personal computer and the internet, through the heyday of the web, up to the very moment when our current technological reality was invented. The book interweaves stories of invention and betrayal, overnight success and underground exploits, to tell the story of Silicon Valley like it has never been told before. These are the stories that Valley insiders tell each other: the tall tales that are all, improbably, true.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

A candid, colorful, and comprehensive oral history that reveals the secrets of Silicon Valley -- from the origins of Apple and Atari to the present day clashes of Google and Facebook, and all the start-ups and disruptions that happened along the way. Rarely has one economy asserted itself as swiftly--and as aggressively--as the entity we now know as Silicon Valley. Built with a seemingly permanent culture of reinvention, Silicon Valley does not fight change; it embraces it, and now powers the American economy and global innovation. So how did this omnipotent and ever-morphing place come to be? It was not by planning. It was, like many an empire before it, part luck, part timing, and part ambition. And part pure, unbridled genius... Drawing on over two hundred in-depth interviews, VALLEY OF GENIUS takes readers from the dawn of the personal computer and the internet, through the heyday of the web, up to the very moment when our current technological reality was invented. The book interweaves stories of invention and betrayal, overnight success and underground exploits, to tell the story of Silicon Valley like it has never been told before. These are the stories that Valley insiders tell each other: the tall tales that are all, improbably, true.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• Preface Acronyms
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How the Federal Government Created the Internet, and How the Internet Is Threatened by the Government's Withdrawal
• 3. Federal Spending and the Regionalization of Technology Development
• 4. Business Cooperation and the Business Politics of Regions in the Information Age
• 5. Banks, Electricity, and Phones: Technology, Regional Decline, and the Marketization of Fixed Capital
• 6. Local Government Up for Bid: Internet Taxes, Economic Development, and Public Information
• 7. Conclusion: The Death of Community Economics, or Think Locally, Act Globally
• Bibliography Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Valley and the transformation of power relations it has brought about in our new information age. Net Loss is his effort to understand why technological innovation and growth have been accompanied by increasing economic inequality and a sense of political powerlessness among large sectors of the population. Newman first tells the story of the federal government's crucial role in the early development of the Internet, with the promotion of open computer standards and collaborative business practices that became the driving force of the Silicon Valley model. He then examines the complex dynamic of the process whereby regional economies have been changing as business alliances built around industries like the Internet replace the broader public investments that fueled regional growth in the past. A radical restructuring of once regionally focused industries like banking, electric utilities, and telephone companies is under way, with changes in federal regulation helping to undermine regional planning and the power of local community actors. The rise of global Internet commerce itself contributes to weakening the tax base of local governments, even as these governments increasingly use networked technology to market themselves and their citizens to global business, usually at the expense of all but their most elite residents. More optimistically, Newman sees an emerging countertrend of global use of the Internet by grassroots organizations, such as those in the antiglobalization movements, that may help to transcend this local powerlessness.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Introduction: A bit like love
• Arrival: 1969-1971. Prometheus in the Pentagon (Bob Taylor) ; Nerd paradise (Al Alcorn) ; Eight quarters in her pocket (Fawn Alvarez) ; The Fairchildren (Mike Markkula) ; What do we do with these? (Niels Reimers) ; Come with me, or I'll go by myself (Sandra Kurtzig)
• Building: 1972-1975. Have you seen this woman? (Sandra Kurtzig) ; Turn your backs on the origins of computing! (Bob Taylor) ; Hit in the ass by lightning (Al Alcorn) ; Make it happen (Niels Reimers) ; That's what I did on Mondays (Mike Markkula)
• Challenges: 1976-1977. I needed to land behind a desk (Fawn Alvarez) ; This is a big fucking deal (Al Alcorn) ; One more year or bust (Sandra Kurtzig) ; No idea how you start a company (Niels Reimers and Bob Swanson) ; That flips my switch (Mike Markkula) ; I've never seen a man type that fast (Bob Taylor) ; There are no standards yet (Mike Markkula)
• Triumph: 1979-1981. Looks like $100 million to me! (Niels Reimers and Bob Swanson) ; Sitting in a kiddie seat (Al Alcorn) ; Can you imagine your grandmother using one? (Bob Taylor) ; Young maniacs (Mike Markkula) ; What in the hell are you trying to say? (Fawn Alvarez) ; We don't need any money (Sandra Kurtzig)
• Transition: 1983-1984. The rabbits hopped away (Bob Taylor) ; Video nation (Al Alcorn) ; Knew it before they did (Niels Reimers) ; No one thought they would sell (Fawn Alvarez) ; The entire world will never be the same (Mike Markkula) ; She works hard for the money (Sandra Kurtzig)
• Conclusion: Wave after wave
• Postscript: The troublemakers today

**THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH** THE GRIPPING TALE OF THE EARLY FRONTIER DAYS OF SILICON VALLEY FROM ACCLAIMED HISTORIAN LESLIE BERLIN. 'The book is compelling as it maps out the building of the Valley, the challenges its early tech pioneers faced, as well as highlighting those who reached dizzying success only to suffer as the dot com bubble burst.' Financial Times 'Kaleidoscopic, ambitious, and brilliant, the book draws on a dazzling cast of characters to chart the rise of the five industries that have come to define technology today and, collectively, to remake the world.' Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and Executive Chairman of Alphabet, Inc. Leslie Berlin's previous work has been acclaimed by the New York Times: 'so engagingly narrated that you don't realize how much business and technology you are learning along the way.' Between 1968 and 1976, five landmark industries that shaped the modern world were launched within 30 miles of each other: personal computing, video games, biotechnology, modern venture capital and advanced semi-conductor logic. The dominant players in many of those industries - firms like Apple and Intel - had also been launched at the same time. During those early days of Silicon Valley, the first ARPANET transmission (now known as the Internet) came into a Stanford lab, universities began licensing innovations to businesses, and the Silicon Valley tech community began to develop their lobbying clout. Now, for the first time, the stories of the men and women who changed the world during these pivotal years are brought to life in rich detail by respected Silicon Valley historian Leslie Berlin. Berlin shines a light on the wild frontier days of Silicon Valley where the old rules were broken, revealing how the modern tech world was built and empires were forged. Troublemakers is a compelling story of the upstarts of Silicon Valley that will appeal to fans of HBO's Silicon Valley and Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs. Further praise for Troublemakers: 'Leslie Berlin combines the keen observations of an historian with gorgeous writing and riveting storytelling to write the landmark book on the Valley. The interwoven lives of wonderfully iconoclastic characters bring the formative years of the Valley to life with sheer brilliance. Troublemakers is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand America's tech capital.' Julia Flynn Siler, New York Times bestselling author of The House of Mondavi 'Leslie Berlin has done it again. Following on her richly informative biography of Intel co-founder Robert Noyce, The Man Behind the Microchip, Berlin now brings us a definitive account of Silicon Valley's "breakthrough years" in the 1970s. Troublemakers recounts the fascinating careers of seven little-known but enormously impactful players who shaped the Valley's unique high-tech ecosystem. As entertaining as it is authoritative, Troublemakers is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how the tech revolution took root in the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually transformed the entire planet's way of life.' David M. Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University, winner of the Pulitzer Prize .
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• Preface Acronyms
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How the Federal Government Created the Internet, and How the Internet Is Threatened by the Government's Withdrawal
• 3. Federal Spending and the Regionalization of Technology Development
• 4. Business Cooperation and the Business Politics of Regions in the Information Age
• 5. Banks, Electricity, and Phones: Technology, Regional Decline, and the Marketization of Fixed Capital
• 6. Local Government Up for Bid: Internet Taxes, Economic Development, and Public Information
• 7. Conclusion: The Death of Community Economics, or Think Locally, Act Globally
• Bibliography Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Valley and the transformation of power relations it has brought about in our new information age. Net Loss is his effort to understand why technological innovation and growth have been accompanied by increasing economic inequality and a sense of political powerlessness among large sectors of the population. Newman first tells the story of the federal government's crucial role in the early development of the Internet, with the promotion of open computer standards and collaborative business practices that became the driving force of the Silicon Valley model. He then examines the complex dynamic of the process whereby regional economies have been changing as business alliances built around industries like the Internet replace the broader public investments that fueled regional growth in the past. A radical restructuring of once regionally focused industries like banking, electric utilities, and telephone companies is under way, with changes in federal regulation helping to undermine regional planning and the power of local community actors. The rise of global Internet commerce itself contributes to weakening the tax base of local governments, even as these governments increasingly use networked technology to market themselves and their citizens to global business, usually at the expense of all but their most elite residents. More optimistically, Newman sees an emerging countertrend of global use of the Internet by grassroots organizations, such as those in the antiglobalization movements, that may help to transcend this local powerlessness.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• Preface Acronyms
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How the Federal Government Created the Internet, and How the Internet Is Threatened by the Government's Withdrawal
• 3. Federal Spending and the Regionalization of Technology Development
• 4. Business Cooperation and the Business Politics of Regions in the Information Age
• 5. Banks, Electricity, and Phones: Technology, Regional Decline, and the Marketization of Fixed Capital
• 6. Local Government Up for Bid: Internet Taxes, Economic Development, and Public Information
• 7. Conclusion: The Death of Community Economics, or Think Locally, Act Globally
• Bibliography Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Valley and the transformation of power relations it has brought about in our new information age. Net Loss is his effort to understand why technological innovation and growth have been accompanied by increasing economic inequality and a sense of political powerlessness among large sectors of the population. Newman first tells the story of the federal government's crucial role in the early development of the Internet, with the promotion of open computer standards and collaborative business practices that became the driving force of the Silicon Valley model. He then examines the complex dynamic of the process whereby regional economies have been changing as business alliances built around industries like the Internet replace the broader public investments that fueled regional growth in the past. A radical restructuring of once regionally focused industries like banking, electric utilities, and telephone companies is under way, with changes in federal regulation helping to undermine regional planning and the power of local community actors. The rise of global Internet commerce itself contributes to weakening the tax base of local governments, even as these governments increasingly use networked technology to market themselves and their citizens to global business, usually at the expense of all but their most elite residents. More optimistically, Newman sees an emerging countertrend of global use of the Internet by grassroots organizations, such as those in the antiglobalization movements, that may help to transcend this local powerlessness.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• Preface Acronyms
• 1. Introduction
• 2. How the Federal Government Created the Internet, and How the Internet Is Threatened by the Government's Withdrawal
• 3. Federal Spending and the Regionalization of Technology Development
• 4. Business Cooperation and the Business Politics of Regions in the Information Age
• 5. Banks, Electricity, and Phones: Technology, Regional Decline, and the Marketization of Fixed Capital
• 6. Local Government Up for Bid: Internet Taxes, Economic Development, and Public Information
• 7. Conclusion: The Death of Community Economics, or Think Locally, Act Globally
• Bibliography Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

How has the Internet been changing our lives, and how did these changes come about? Nathan Newman seeks the answers to these questions by studying the emergence of the Internet economy in Silicon Valley and the transformation of power relations it has brought about in our new information age. Net Loss is his effort to understand why technological innovation and growth have been accompanied by increasing economic inequality and a sense of political powerlessness among large sectors of the population. Newman first tells the story of the federal government's crucial role in the early development of the Internet, with the promotion of open computer standards and collaborative business practices that became the driving force of the Silicon Valley model. He then examines the complex dynamic of the process whereby regional economies have been changing as business alliances built around industries like the Internet replace the broader public investments that fueled regional growth in the past. A radical restructuring of once regionally focused industries like banking, electric utilities, and telephone companies is under way, with changes in federal regulation helping to undermine regional planning and the power of local community actors. The rise of global Internet commerce itself contributes to weakening the tax base of local governments, even as these governments increasingly use networked technology to market themselves and their citizens to global business, usually at the expense of all but their most elite residents. More optimistically, Newman sees an emerging countertrend of global use of the Internet by grassroots organizations, such as those in the antiglobalization movements, that may help to transcend this local powerlessness.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)