by Kara Swisher Book list Swisher, the bad-ass journalist and OG chronicler of Silicon Valley and its denizens (almost all of them male because, well, tech world), takes no prisoners in this highly readable look at the evolution of the digital world. She's covered all the boldfaced names, many from the early days of their careers: Gates, Thiel, Jobs, Zuckerberg, Sandberg, and Musk, as well as lesser-knowns who have still become billionaires thanks to their start-ups, successful or not. She spills so much tea that several napkins will be needed to mop it all up. But there is so much more here; Swisher takes a hard look at both current and future technology and how its impact on global society has escaped the hands of those who designed it and is certainly beyond the reach of those in power who (mostly don't) regulate it. Having studied propaganda in college, she is particularly wary about the ramifications of social media as it continues to eat the news. And while Swisher's story of her own rise sometimes feels like background, there are important lessons here for women looking for guideposts as they make their own way. Bawdy, brash, and compulsively thought-provoking, just like its author, Burn Book sizzles. From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission. |
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