>> Classic computer history:
- "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution", Steven Levy
- "The Innovators", Walter Isaacson
- "Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley", Adam Fisher [innovative format, tons of interesting tidbits after you get used to the style. Read only after the other two above]
- "The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story", Michael Lewis
- "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs", Alan Deutschman
- "Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made", Andy Hertzfeld
- "Masters of Doom", David Kushner
- "Idea Man", Paul Allen
- "Where Wizards Stay Up Late", Katie Hafner
>> Entertaining stories, but less historical value:
- "Ghost in the Wires", Kevin Mitnick
- "Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley", Antonio Garcia Martinez
- "Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal", Nick Bilton
>> On my to-read queue:
- "How the Internet Happened", Brian McCullough [just started; very promising]
- "Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age", Leslie Berlin
- "Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of WWII", Liza Mundy
- "Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer", Paul Freiberger / Michael Swaine
>> Others worth mentioning (but just read a few chapters):
- "The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray", Charles Murray [about Cray Computers]
- "Racing the Beam" [about Atari]
- "Commodore: A Company on the Edge" [about Commodore]
>> Bonus:
- "Art of Atari", Tim Lapetino [great as a coffee table book, particularly if you grew up in the 80's :) ]