Jens Finkhäuser commented on The Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain
This book, albeit a little dated by now, explores well the history of why the Internet of today is as it is. As such, it reads a little like a prequel to the newer Internet for the People.
If you will read only one, read the latter.
However, Tarnoff's book is not as clear on the mechanism of generative systems vs. tethered appliances. Here, Future of the Internet has something else to offer.