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Protocol Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized, Alan Henry

Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized

Alan Henry
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Alan Henry’s “Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized,” a guide to help others wade through office politics and achieve their career goals, comes out on June 7. @halophoenix sat down with @himichellema to talk about the book. https://t.co/8nqF8QHgpy

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Book Cover for: Ready Player One, Ernest Cline

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline
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Hanke says technology companies should be trying to avoid the future depicted in novels like Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One," in which the metaverse took the form of a nostalgia-obsessed VR escape for an impoverished U.S. citizenry. https://t.co/EeuwAODVRm

Paperback, 2012

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, Matthew Ball

The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything

Matthew Ball
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Talk to anyone in AR, VR or immersive entertainment about the metaverse, and they’ll sooner or later drop Matthew Ball's name. https://t.co/ea0HboJr7T

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul, Tripp Mickle

After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

Tripp Mickle
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On May 3, "After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul," a book from the Wall Street Journal’s Tripp Mickle, hits shelves. https://t.co/t7etDGmmiC

Paperback, 2023

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Candy House, Jennifer Egan

The Candy House

Jennifer Egan
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We could all afford to do a little less doomscrolling through the dystopian end of society brought on by technology and the surveillance economy. Instead, we recommend an excellent new book about the dystopian end of society brought on by technology and the surveillance economy.

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, Bill Gates

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

Bill Gates
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That’s not the only book launching on May 3. Bill Gates’ “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic” will offer ways to avert a future pandemic and improve global health. https://t.co/t7etDGmmiC

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, Chris Miller

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Chris Miller
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The US and China's tech rivalry and the story of how the chip industry got from four to 11.8 billion transistors are in "Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology." https://t.co/j3J89nkzrC

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book