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24 alternatives to A History of Silicon Valley

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A History of Silicon Valley launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Valley of the Gods▲65
A Silicon Valley story
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Valley Speak▲94
Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design▲60
Katz tells how design helped transform Silicon Valley
2015 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →
4
The Upstarts▲78
How the companies of Silicon Valley are changing the world
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The Global Silicon Valley Handbook▲133
Official guide to the hottest global startup scenes
2017 · gsv.com · its alternatives →
7
Chaos Monkeys▲74
Obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Fearless Genius ▲80
The digital revolution in Silicon Valley 1985 - 2000
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
How To Invest Like Warren Buffett▲86
Discover the wisdom of the world's greatest wealth creator
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Startup Wealth▲86
How the best angels make money in startups
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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From Silk to Silicon▲61
The story of globalization, from 10 viewpoints.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Dark Money▲67
The hidden history of the billionaires behind...
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Lifograph▲69
Encyclopedia of people and companies in Silicon Valley
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Chaos Monkeys▲94
Obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Screw the Valley▲82
A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
The Rational Optimist▲77
How prosperity evolves
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Rebooting Work▲82
Transform how you work (written by a Silicon Valley legend)
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Andrew Carnegie▲119
One of America's most successful businessmen
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Netocracy▲56
The new power elite and life after capitalism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
The Google Guys▲64
Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The First Billion Is the Hardest▲59
Reflections on a life of comebacks & America's energy future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Great Escape▲59
Health, wealth, and the origins of inequality
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Trekonimics▲67
The economics of Star Trek: how do we get there?
2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →
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The Misfit Economy▲81
Innovation on the fringe...
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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