{"product_id":"the-know-it-alls-the-rise-of-silicon-valley-as-a-political-powerhouse-and-social-wrecking-ball-paperback","title":"The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a Political Powerhouse and Social Wrecking Ball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoam Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e technology reporter, \"an enlightening breakdown of how Silicon Valley billionaires have shifted the popular discourse in their favor\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e)--with a new introduction and fully updated chapters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"a valuable addition\" and a \"Top Tech Book\" by Wired.com, \u003cem\u003eThe Know-It-Alls\u003c\/em\u003e offers a prescient chronicle of the rise of Silicon Valley as a political and intellectual force. Showcasing this new class of super geeks, former \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e technology reporter Noam Cohen sketches \"finely researched portraits\" (Nature) of the smart guys, including Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Mark Zuckerberg, who fell in love with a radically individualistic, anti-government ideal--and then mainstreamed it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow, in this completely revised and updated edition, published one year after DOGE came to town, Cohen shows how the know-it-alls came to Washington, providing a richly documented account of how their influence has metastasized, their wealth has exploded, and their technologies have frayed America's social and political fabric. The know-it-alls claim that they support Trump because the Democrats abandoned them; Cohen reveals that Trump gave them the political opening they'd been waiting for, all along.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the decisive influence of the pandemic, to the emergence of Elon Musk as a national political force, and the appearance of new characters and technologies, Cohen's \"unabashed critique\" (\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) is the essential guide to the real power players on today's political scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoam Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e covered the influence of the Internet on the larger culture for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, where he wrote the \"Link by Link\" column, beginning in 2007. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090531676461,"sku":"9798893850253","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-know-it-alls-the-rise-of-silicon-valley-as-a-political-powerhouse-and-social-wrecking-ball-paperback-4640629.webp?v=1780162938","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-know-it-alls-the-rise-of-silicon-valley-as-a-political-powerhouse-and-social-wrecking-ball-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}