This book follows the core cadre of Sony, from its founding to the late '90's. It is an in-depth study of character with virtually everything else a tangential note.

There's a lot of great information in the book and the author had some amazing access. But it frequently feels like the people are living in a soap opera vacuum: the company itself, the technology, trends in the wider world, and most every other detail that would provide context is barely mentioned, if it's mentioned at all.

For anyone that has to intersect with the Japanese take on business, this would be useful, but if you're looking for details about the evolution of a tech company, there's not much here.