I think that it's in the category of soft technical or pop-technical. Similar to something like "Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow," or "How not to be wrong," or even "Mythical Man Month." They're great books to read if you already have some level of technical background to understand the limitations of how they're translating to a more digestible format, but fall into the category of "be afraid of an idiot with a little knowledge" if you don't. Essentially they're wonderful books but can amplify the dunning-kreuger effect.