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The Joy of Search
by Daniel M. Russell • 2019
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
3.55
175
The Joy of Search Summary
The Joy of Search 95%
A Google insider's method for finding what plain keywords miss: think like a detective.
by Daniel M. Russell 2019
3.55
175 ratings
The Art of Invisibility
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
3.98
5k+
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility 94%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
Faster
by Ankit Fadia • 2013
100 tips for faster devices, smarter email, and a phone that actually saves you time.
4.05
211
Faster Summary
Faster 94%
100 tips for faster devices, smarter email, and a phone that actually saves you time.
by Ankit Fadia 2013
4.05
211 ratings
How Computers Really Work
by Matthew Justice • 2020
From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.
4.35
160
How Computers Really Work Summary
How Computers Really Work 94%
From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.
by Matthew Justice 2020
4.35
160 ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 93%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition
by OccupyTheWeb • 2025
Kali Linux, hacker-style: command the terminal, spoof networks, write attack scripts, stay hidden.
4.50
24
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition Summary
Linux Basics for Hackers, 2nd Edition 93%
Kali Linux, hacker-style: command the terminal, spoof networks, write attack scripts, stay hidden.
by OccupyTheWeb 2025
4.50
24 ratings
Cult of the Dead Cow
by Joseph Menn • 2019
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
3.75
2k+
Cult of the Dead Cow Summary
Cult of the Dead Cow 93%
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
by Joseph Menn 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
3.83
1k+
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 93%
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013
3.83
1k+ ratings
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
by Peter Morville • 1998
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
3.93
4k+
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 93%
Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.
by Peter Morville 1998
3.93
4k+ ratings
Cybersecurity for Beginners
by Raef Meeuwisse • 2015
Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.
3.67
147
Cybersecurity for Beginners Summary
Cybersecurity for Beginners 93%
Firewalls fail when people click. The layered defenses and risk tradeoffs every organization needs.
by Raef Meeuwisse 2015
3.67
147 ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 93%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
How to Speak Tech
by Vinay Trivedi • 2013
No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.
3.93
204
How to Speak Tech Summary
How to Speak Tech 93%
No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.
by Vinay Trivedi 2013
3.93
204 ratings
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
by John MacCormick • 2012
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
3.89
2k+
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future 93%
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
by John MacCormick 2012
3.89
2k+ ratings
Everyday Cybersecurity
by Christopher Cox • 2019
The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.
5.00
1
Everyday Cybersecurity Summary
Everyday Cybersecurity 93%
The non-techie's playbook for shutting out hackers, scammers, and identity thieves.
by Christopher Cox 2019
5.00
1 ratings
Coding Freedom
by Gabriella Coleman • 2012
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
3.82
280
Coding Freedom Summary
Coding Freedom 93%
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
by Gabriella Coleman 2012
3.82
280 ratings
Becoming an Ethical Hacker
by Gary Rivlin • 2019
Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.
4.00
73
Becoming an Ethical Hacker Summary
Becoming an Ethical Hacker 93%
Get paid to think like an attacker: skills, tools, and career strategy for ethical hacking.
by Gary Rivlin 2019
4.00
73 ratings
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable
by Mikko Hypponen • 2021
Every connected device is a target. A cybersecurity veteran maps the attack surface of modern life.
4.10
2k+
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable Summary
If It's Smart, It's Vulnerable 93%
Every connected device is a target. A cybersecurity veteran maps the attack surface of modern life.
by Mikko Hypponen 2021
4.10
2k+ ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 93%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman • 2015
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
3.92
4k+
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes 92%
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
by Marc Goodman 2015
3.92
4k+ ratings
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
3.83
4k+
The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar 92%
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999
3.83
4k+ ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 92%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
Search Patterns
by Peter Morville • 2010
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
3.86
291
Search Patterns Summary
Search Patterns 92%
Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.
by Peter Morville 2010
3.86
291 ratings
Cybersecurity for Small Networks
by Seth Enoka • 2022
Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.
4.08
52
Cybersecurity for Small Networks Summary
Cybersecurity for Small Networks 92%
Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.
by Seth Enoka 2022
4.08
52 ratings
Threat Modeling
by Adam Shostack • 2014
Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.
4.07
286
Threat Modeling Summary
Threat Modeling 92%
Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.
by Adam Shostack 2014
4.07
286 ratings
The Hacker Crackdown
by Bruce Sterling • 1992
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
3.80
3k+
The Hacker Crackdown Summary
The Hacker Crackdown 92%
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
by Bruce Sterling 1992
3.80
3k+ ratings
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide
by Alan T. Norman • 2016
Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.
3.72
224
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide Summary
Computer Hacking Beginners Guide 92%
Land your first hack: Kali, Wi-Fi, social engineering, and the mental map to break in safely.
by Alan T. Norman 2016
3.72
224 ratings
How to Get to the Top of Google Search
by Richard Conway • 2019
Outrank your competitors on Google. A practical guide to search visibility for business owners.
4.38
13
How to Get to the Top of Google Search Summary
How to Get to the Top of Google Search 92%
Outrank your competitors on Google. A practical guide to search visibility for business owners.
by Richard Conway 2019
4.38
13 ratings
Google It
by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
4.00
617
Google It Summary
Google It 92%
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
by Anna Crowley Redding 2018
4.00
617 ratings
Cryptography
by Keith M. Martin • 2020
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
3.96
174
Cryptography Summary
Cryptography 92%
Your digital life depends on secret math. Who should be able to break it?
by Keith M. Martin 2020
3.96
174 ratings
In the Plex
by Steven Levy • 2011
Inside Google: how two PhD students turned a search engine into the operating system of modern life.
3.84
30k+
In the Plex Summary
In the Plex 92%
Inside Google: how two PhD students turned a search engine into the operating system of modern life.
by Steven Levy 2011
3.84
30k+ ratings
The Big Switch
by Nicholas Carr • 2008
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
3.84
3k+
The Big Switch Summary
The Big Switch 92%
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
by Nicholas Carr 2008
3.84
3k+ ratings
Next Level Cybersecurity
by Sai Huda • 2019
Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.
3.86
57
Next Level Cybersecurity Summary
Next Level Cybersecurity 92%
Breach is inevitable. Fifteen signals that catch intruders before they touch critical data.
by Sai Huda 2019
3.86
57 ratings
The Fifth Domain
by Richard A. Clarke • 2019
A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government
4.02
825
The Fifth Domain Summary
The Fifth Domain 92%
A new battlefield has emerged online. Defense is up to companies and individuals not just government
by Richard A. Clarke 2019
4.02
825 ratings
What Would Google Do?
by Jeff Jarvis • 2009
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
3.87
11k+
What Would Google Do? Summary
What Would Google Do? 92%
The internet's most successful company wrote a playbook, and it has nothing to do with search.
by Jeff Jarvis 2009
3.87
11k+ ratings
Bug Bounty Bootcamp
by Vickie Li • 2021
How to turn web hacking into income: recon, exploitation, and the reports that earn bounties.
4.49
130
Bug Bounty Bootcamp Summary
Bug Bounty Bootcamp 92%
How to turn web hacking into income: recon, exploitation, and the reports that earn bounties.
by Vickie Li 2021
4.49
130 ratings
We Are Anonymous
by Parmy Olson • 2012
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
3.97
3k+
We Are Anonymous Summary
We Are Anonymous 92%
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
by Parmy Olson 2012
3.97
3k+ ratings
Hackers
by Steven Levy • 1984
Before the garage, a creed of open access and hands-on tinkering drove the computer revolution.
4.16
9k+
Hackers Summary
Hackers 92%
Before the garage, a creed of open access and hands-on tinkering drove the computer revolution.
by Steven Levy 1984
4.16
9k+ ratings
Big Breaches
by Neil Daswani • 2021
The handful of missteps behind every mega-breach, and the fixes any organization can put in place.
4.27
41
Big Breaches Summary
Big Breaches 92%
The handful of missteps behind every mega-breach, and the fixes any organization can put in place.
by Neil Daswani 2021
4.27
41 ratings
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business
by Jason Harris • 2008
The 100 most-asked questions about internet marketing, from SEO to affiliates, answered straight.
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business Summary
Internet Marketing 100 Success Secrets - Online Marketing's Most Asked Questions on How to Manage Affiliates, Techniques, Advertising, Programs, Solutions, Strategies and Promotion of an Internet Business 92%
The 100 most-asked questions about internet marketing, from SEO to affiliates, answered straight.
by Jason Harris 2008
WordPress Security Secrets Revealed
by Sahil B. • 2023
43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.
WordPress Security Secrets Revealed Summary
WordPress Security Secrets Revealed 92%
43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.
by Sahil B. 2023
High Performance Browser Networking
by Ilya Grigorik • 2013
The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.
4.51
856
High Performance Browser Networking Summary
High Performance Browser Networking 92%
The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.
by Ilya Grigorik 2013
4.51
856 ratings
Tools and Weapons
by Brad Smith • 2019
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
3.85
2k+
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons 92%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Internet of Things
by Samuel Greengard • 2015
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
3.23
542
The Internet of Things Summary
The Internet of Things 92%
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
by Samuel Greengard 2015
3.23
542 ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 92%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
The Cyber Effect
by Mary Aiken • 2016
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
3.74
2k+
The Cyber Effect Summary
The Cyber Effect 92%
A cyberpsychologist reveals the dark web's psychology: why anonymity brings out the worst in us.
by Mary Aiken 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
How To Get To The Top of Google
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen • 2020
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
4.37
285
How To Get To The Top of Google Summary
How To Get To The Top of Google 92%
A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.
by Tim Cameron-Kitchen 2020
4.37
285 ratings
Kingpin
by Kevin Poulsen • 2011
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
3.97
8k+
Kingpin Summary
Kingpin 92%
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
by Kevin Poulsen 2011
3.97
8k+ ratings
Without Their Permission
by Alexis Ohanian • 2013
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
3.70
2k+
Without Their Permission Summary
Without Their Permission 92%
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
by Alexis Ohanian 2013
3.70
2k+ ratings
Like, Comment, Subscribe
by Mark Bergen • 2022
Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.
3.72
1k+
Like, Comment, Subscribe Summary
Like, Comment, Subscribe 92%
Three PayPal coworkers built a dating site. It became the algorithm deciding what the world watches.
by Mark Bergen 2022
3.72
1k+ ratings
The New Rules of Marketing and PR
by David Meerman Scott • 2007
Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.
3.85
7k+
The New Rules of Marketing and PR Summary
The New Rules of Marketing and PR 92%
Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.
by David Meerman Scott 2007
3.85
7k+ ratings
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