This is an amazing recounting of the author's deep knowledge of the early (Steve Jobs) and late (Tik Tok guys) tech dudebros whose arrogance, immense wealth, and massive influence have ruled our lives since the dawn of the digital age. As read by Kara Swisher herself (maybe not the best artistic choice, but contributes to the reader's sense of her sincerity) love of all things tech but loathing of phonies and sycophants is saturated with candor and genuine admiration for some, and contempt and loathing for most. She finds them all to be working through childhood rejection issues by aggrandizing their own admittedly (in most cases) innovative skills and by refusing to admit to some very big and costly mistakes. They're all here - Bezos, Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg - and the most vicious tales are reserved for those whom Swisher finds truly repellent - venture ("vulture") capitalists; the creator of Uber, Travis Kalanick; the latest version of Elon Musk; and Rupert Murdoch, one of her former employers. She's a good writer and is truly able to analyze her own flaws, while admitting that there's envy involved as well. Anyone who uses tech, and that's us all, will enjoy Swisher's three-decade journey behind the scenes of how our gadgets and toys brought about the scary surrender of our privacy. ( )

Speaking Truth to Power! ( )