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Enki
United States2548 Posts
![[image loading]](http://flipthrough.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/diary.jpg) Yeah, never read this in school. Anyways, it was ok. Didn't enjoy all the trivial day-to-day shit (I know, its a diary, w/e) but overall it gave a good idea of what it was like back then, hiding constantly. Currently Reading: ![[image loading]](http://files.blog-city.com/files/A05/141484/p/f/failed_states_cover.jpg) Some of the stuff here I have read about before, but this is still great. Every American should be forced to read Chomsky Reading Next: ![[image loading]](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4272128966_3f567fa0b4.jpg) Watched the movie already, so I will check out the book next. | ||
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amatoer
Germany212 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img862.imageshack.us/i/orwellgeorge1984sc.jpg/) 1984 on german. i wanted to read this book since ages and i really, really enjoyed it. now reading: ![[image loading]](http://img62.imageshack.us/i/21822917z.jpg/) The Prince of Homburg by Kleist this is for school, though. but quite good aswell. | ||
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craz3d
Bulgaria856 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/static/covers/all/3/3/9780141188133H.jpg) | ||
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Goodseed
Korea (South)270 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/h2/h11947.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.lordalford.com/lotf/book7.jpg) | ||
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ThisisRaider
Namibia153 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.betterworldbooks.com/189/Mindpower-Coleman-Vernon-9781898947004.jpg) Was a fun book not too long ago, couple of years maybe. ![[image loading]](http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/tq/58/162214858.jpg) Read it in grade 8 I think, so thats probably more than 10 years ago? o0 I dont read allot lol, but this book was great. I read a heap load up untill grade 7 though, like: ![[image loading]](http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n51/n255289.jpg) Loved that story, anywho. | ||
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Piscean
United States40 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516RNWQGC4L.jpg) great book series ^^ | ||
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Pecul
Sweden116 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.checkitout.nl/images/user_images/Hard%20times%20Charles%20Dickens%2002.jpg) Reading it because of school. Not that impressed by the first 50 pages though | ||
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wonderwall
New Zealand695 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0140440445.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0140441298.01._SX240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg) | ||
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teekesselchen
Germany886 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HbmuRaiBL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg){kind=icon} Admittedly, it's a tough read with endless sentences, complex structures and a huge variety of words. But it just feels so genius as it's unmatched in precise descriptions of almost everything. Many articles stated that this was the thing Hemingway demanded when talking of "reconquest of the full vocabulary". It's the most pleasant read for me I ever had just for the sake of admiration for David Foster Wallace' use of language. I recommend his Wikiquotes page: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace I think the examples chosen from Infinite Jest don't represent it well at all and most of them are really the worst kind of quotes you'll find in it. Rather look at the extracts from essays and speeches further below, they're great! German/literature class really influenced me by the theory that most social issues come, because poorly educated people are unable to express themselves. In this way this book might be a small contribution to improve people's live by showing them how to express things with maximum precision. | ||
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Bobo_XIII
United States429 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.antivirusfreeonline.net/noticias/fotos/KINGPIN-Book--wired.jpg) Just came out about a month ago. This book follows up on the article written by Wired a few years back and adds a little bit more depth to the people involved. The book adds more color to Max's personality, the dual nature of his black/white hat hacking in his life, and the other characters involved with the crimes he commits online. His story is related to the recent TJX bust that happened not too long ago as well (expanded on at the end). Kevin Poulsen writes simple enough for anybody not versed in the technical side of computer exploitation to understand, and tells the story as best as he could without adding fake conversations (it pisses me off that a lot of potentially good books are ruined because the author feels compelled to make up conversations between people)... the story itself is good enough to keep you hooked. Anybody with the slightest interest in personal security, hacking, heists, forgery, cat-and-mouse between USA government agencies and hackers, etc ought to take a look at this. | ||
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Pinkie
United States145 Posts
![[image loading]](http://cdn1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/123/538/107/DAh9Y1yVZgtBjdw.jpg) + Show Spoiler + For school, thought it was pretty good. Ill check out her other works sometime ![[image loading]](http://www.meredith.edu/summer-reading/images/night_cover_lg.jpg) + Show Spoiler + For school. Really brought the Holocaust to a personal level. ![[image loading]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D_e-u3AKWIY/S8lSYgA0A5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/YD_hLZucAAQ/s1600/taming-of-the-shrew.jpg) + Show Spoiler + For school, really dislike it so far. Although it is much more humorous than other Shakespeare I've had to read, it is so complex that I am dreading impending tests... ![[image loading]](http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/07/0726_bestseller/image/blackswan.jpg) + Show Spoiler + Finally a book for personal enjoyment. Really love this book, so well thought out and intelligent. | ||
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JerKy
Korea (South)3013 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/rjregan/candide.jpeg) Candide by Voltaire, translated into english | ||
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Macabre
United States1262 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/fTMbL.jpg) Finally getting around to reading this. I loved Sharp Objects. Loving this so far as well. Recommend them both. | ||
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Jswizzy
United States791 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/PvD95.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/n778M.png) Reading both of these I'll probably read the "Rights of Man" as well. Paine is actually very enjoyable to read. | ||
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rel
Guam3521 Posts
![[image loading]](http://d1xz4mud7v3782.cloudfront.net/the-myth-of-the-great-ending-felser_300.jpg) | ||
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Spiffeh
United States830 Posts
![[image loading]](http://images.betterworldbooks.com/074/The-Road-Less-Traveled-25th-Anniversary-Edition-Peck-M-Scott-9780743243155.jpg) | ||
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AirbladeOrange
United States2574 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/bdc7f.jpg) It's really interesting. Some things he says are really insightful and some things are just ridiculous. You never know what end of the spectrum you will get page to page. | ||
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
![[image loading]](http://teachers.yourhomework.com/jbhslibrary/wishlist/snowcrash.jpg) current: ![[image loading]](http://www.fuckpdf.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Nozick-Anarchy-state-and-utopia.1.jpg) I haven't been particularly impressed with this one so far. | ||
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teh_longinator
Canada725 Posts
Reading Now: Batman Beyond - Hush Beyond (Graphic Novel) Reading Next: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1 ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/sXsGr.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/o2Kkx.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/pRqeb.jpg) | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On March 20 2011 10:29 Bobo_XIII wrote: Just came out about a month ago. This book follows up on the article written by Wired a few years back and adds a little bit more depth to the people involved. The book adds more color to Max's personality, the dual nature of his black/white hat hacking in his life, and the other characters involved with the crimes he commits online. His story is related to the recent TJX bust that happened not too long ago as well (expanded on at the end). Kevin Poulsen writes simple enough for anybody not versed in the technical side of computer exploitation to understand, and tells the story as best as he could without adding fake conversations (it pisses me off that a lot of potentially good books are ruined because the author feels compelled to make up conversations between people)... the story itself is good enough to keep you hooked. Anybody with the slightest interest in personal security, hacking, heists, forgery, cat-and-mouse between USA government agencies and hackers, etc ought to take a look at this. thanks for the summary, i think i'll check it out | ||
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