{"product_id":"paradox-inc","title":"Paradox Inc.","description":"\u003cb\u003eSilicon Valley just invented time travel. Now, three reluctant heroes race to save the timeline before the resulting tech bubble bursts--and takes all of reality with it--in this satirical, hilariously plausible oral history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny and distressingly realistic...propelled by awesome characters and inventive twists--and a bittersweet ending that I can't stop thinking about.\"--Andy Weir \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery few years, Silicon Valley invents a new technology that changes everything, whether you like it or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBored with AI and crypto? Meet the Bleb 1, the world's first \"consumer temporal interface\"--a dangerous but powerful personal time machine. And the usual suspects are racing to monetize it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwaggering startup bros. Swarming venture capitalists. Sociopathic billionaires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSure, they have grandiose dreams to change reality as we know it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in the meantime, they're here to steal limited-edition Doritos from the 1990s, kill their past selves for TikTok clout, and drag the surveillance state into the fourth dimension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the time-travel bubble soars to epic heights, a few unlikely heroes scramble to end up on the winning side--and, just maybe, to save reality along the way. This oral history, packed with exclusive interviews and secret corporate documents, is their story. Let it be a warning to us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, those who do not understand history are doomed to screw it up.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48835912859853,"sku":"9798217094561","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_1eeff2df-9678-4ea4-b876-b1bdf2d654ab.jpg?v=1790988980","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/paradox-inc","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}