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385 25 Best Tech Books to Gift (2025): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés

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Simon Hill @ Wired · 11/17/2025 10:00 EDT

25 Best Tech Books to Gift (2025): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés

Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.

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