Leonard Herman
Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of Video Games 4th edition – 
Leonard Herman has also published some of the best video game industry memoirs by other writers, which are rapidly becoming hard to find:
Videogames: In The Beginning by Ralph H. Baer –
Confessions of the Game Doctor by Bill Kunkel –
Bill Loguidice
Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion –
Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time with Matt Barton –
CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer with Boisy G. Pitre –
Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time with Matt Barton –
Rob O’Hara
Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie –
Invading Spaces: A Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Arcade Games –
Sammy Shepherd
The Last F**king Diet Book –
Rob Strangman
Memoirs of a Virtual Caveman –
Michael Thomasson
Downright Bizarre Games: Video Games That Crossed The Line –
Brett Weiss
The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987 –
Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide –
Classic Home Video Games, 1985-1988: A Complete Reference Guide –
Classic Home Video Games, 1989-1990: A Complete Reference Guide –
Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects –
The SNES Omnibus: The Super Nintendo and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-M) –
…and yes, I’ve written a few too:
Earl Green
Fatherhood, Fandom, and Fading Out –
VWORP!1: Connecting Who, Old And New Second Edition –
VWORP!2: Connecting Who, Old And New –
WARP!1: An Unauthorized Appreciation of Classic Star Trek –