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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 87%
The internet's most notorious hacker collective was run by an FBI informant for eight months.
by Parmy Olson 2012
3.97
3k+ 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 86%
Max Butler was the FBI's secret weapon. Then he conquered the credit card underground.
by Kevin Poulsen 2011
3.97
8k+ ratings
Networks of New York
by Ingrid Burrington • 2016
Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.
3.80
232
Networks of New York Summary
Networks of New York 86%
Orange lines on the pavement mark fiber-optic cables: a field guide to the visible internet.
by Ingrid Burrington 2016
3.80
232 ratings
Dark Wire
by Joseph Cox • 2024
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
3.98
3k+
Dark Wire Summary
Dark Wire 86%
The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.
by Joseph Cox 2024
3.98
3k+ ratings
Basics of Resistance
by Claire Wolfe • 2018
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
4.04
67
Basics of Resistance Summary
Basics of Resistance 86%
The tradecraft of fighting back: how civilians resist tyranny, stay anonymous, and build cells.
by Claire Wolfe 2018
4.04
67 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 86%
One AT&T crash, one Secret Service raid, and the accidental birth of digital civil liberties
by Bruce Sterling 1992
3.80
3k+ ratings
Transylvanian Sunrise
by Radu Cinamar • 2004
Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.
4.15
536
Transylvanian Sunrise Summary
Transylvanian Sunrise 86%
Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.
by Radu Cinamar 2004
4.15
536 ratings
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
by Jim Marrs • 2010
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
3.91
749
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy Summary
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 86%
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
by Jim Marrs 2010
3.91
749 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 86%
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
by Marc Goodman 2015
3.92
4k+ ratings
Exploding the Phone
by Phil Lapsley • 2013
The phone system had a hidden language. The teenagers who mastered it invented the modern hacker.
4.20
2k+
Exploding the Phone Summary
Exploding the Phone 86%
The phone system had a hidden language. The teenagers who mastered it invented the modern hacker.
by Phil Lapsley 2013
4.20
2k+ ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 86%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
The Anarchist Cookbook
by William Powell • 1971
Steal credit cards, make bombs from bleach, vanish: the most dangerous manual of 1971.
3.51
3k+
The Anarchist Cookbook Summary
The Anarchist Cookbook 86%
Steal credit cards, make bombs from bleach, vanish: the most dangerous manual of 1971.
by William Powell 1971
3.51
3k+ ratings
The Cuckoo's Egg
by Clifford Stoll • 1989
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
4.28
16k+
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg 85%
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
by Clifford Stoll 1989
4.28
16k+ ratings
Ghost in the Wires
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
3.97
28k+
Ghost in the Wires Summary
Ghost in the Wires 85%
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011
3.97
28k+ ratings
Steal This Book
by Abbie Hoffman • 1971
The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.
3.60
4k+
Steal This Book Summary
Steal This Book 85%
The counterculture manual: how to get everything free and fight the system.
by Abbie Hoffman 1971
3.60
4k+ ratings
American Kingpin
by Nick Bilton • 2017
One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.
4.41
55k+
American Kingpin Summary
American Kingpin 85%
One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.
by Nick Bilton 2017
4.41
55k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 85%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 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 85%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
Fiber
by Susan P. Crawford • 2018
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
3.87
159
Fiber Summary
Fiber 85%
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
by Susan P. Crawford 2018
3.87
159 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 85%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
Follow the Money
by Dan Bongino • 2020
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
4.36
757
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money 85%
A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.
by Dan Bongino 2020
4.36
757 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 85%
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013
3.83
1k+ ratings
Dark Alliance
by Gary Webb • 1998
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
4.30
2k+
Dark Alliance Summary
Dark Alliance 85%
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
by Gary Webb 1998
4.30
2k+ 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 85%
From BBS pranks to Pentagon briefings: how a hacker collective wrote the playbook for cyberdefense.
by Joseph Menn 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 85%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
Marching Powder
by Rusty Young • 2003
A prison where inmates buy cells and a British smuggler leads tours for backpackers.
4.31
31k+
Marching Powder Summary
Marching Powder 85%
A prison where inmates buy cells and a British smuggler leads tours for backpackers.
by Rusty Young 2003
4.31
31k+ ratings
Conspirators' Hierarchy
by John Coleman • 2010
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
3.76
675
Conspirators' Hierarchy Summary
Conspirators' Hierarchy 85%
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
by John Coleman 2010
3.76
675 ratings
The Misfit Economy
by Alexa Clay • 2015
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
3.28
796
The Misfit Economy Summary
The Misfit Economy 85%
Pirates, gangsters, and hackers cracked innovation before Silicon Valley. Their playbook, decoded.
by Alexa Clay 2015
3.28
796 ratings
Extrastatecraft
by Keller Easterling • 2014
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
3.68
410
Extrastatecraft Summary
Extrastatecraft 85%
Free zones and broadband cables don't just move goods. They rewrite who governs the world.
by Keller Easterling 2014
3.68
410 ratings
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
3.64
191
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 85%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
Very Bad People
by Patrick Alley • 2022
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
4.05
799
Very Bad People Summary
Very Bad People 85%
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
by Patrick Alley 2022
4.05
799 ratings
Sandworm
by Andy Greenberg • 2019
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
4.34
10k+
Sandworm Summary
Sandworm 85%
First hacker-caused blackouts, then a $10 billion attack. Both traced to a single Russian unit.
by Andy Greenberg 2019
4.34
10k+ ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 85%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
Gomorrah
by Roberto Saviano • 2006
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
3.80
23k+
Gomorrah Summary
Gomorrah 85%
Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.
by Roberto Saviano 2006
3.80
23k+ 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 85%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Big Boys' Rules
by mark-urban • 1992
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
3.87
326
Big Boys' Rules Summary
Big Boys' Rules 85%
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
by mark-urban 1992
3.87
326 ratings
Bloodlines of the Illuminati
by Fritz Springmeier • 2002
Thirteen families sit behind every government, bank, and war; follow the trusts to find them.
4.02
285
Bloodlines of the Illuminati Summary
Bloodlines of the Illuminati 85%
Thirteen families sit behind every government, bank, and war; follow the trusts to find them.
by Fritz Springmeier 2002
4.02
285 ratings
The Biggest Secret
by David Icke • 1998
The people running the planet are not human, and their greatest weapon is your fear.
3.80
2k+
The Biggest Secret Summary
The Biggest Secret 85%
The people running the planet are not human, and their greatest weapon is your fear.
by David Icke 1998
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Panama Papers
by Frederik Obermaier • 2016
11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.
4.08
5k+
The Panama Papers Summary
The Panama Papers 85%
11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.
by Frederik Obermaier 2016
4.08
5k+ ratings
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 85%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
The World's Most Dangerous Secret Societies
by James Jackson • 2015
From the Illuminati to the Committee of 300: the secret societies that may run the world.
3.31
201
The World's Most Dangerous Secret Societies Summary
The World's Most Dangerous Secret Societies 85%
From the Illuminati to the Committee of 300: the secret societies that may run the world.
by James Jackson 2015
3.31
201 ratings
Art of Intrusion
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2005
A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.
3.91
4k+
Art of Intrusion Summary
Art of Intrusion 85%
A defender must win every time; an attacker needs just one opening. Ten hacks prove it.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2005
3.91
4k+ ratings
Linux Basics for Hackers
by OccupyTheWeb • 2018
Learn Linux the hacker's way: terminal-first networking, scripting, and vanishing without a trace.
4.12
595
Linux Basics for Hackers Summary
Linux Basics for Hackers 85%
Learn Linux the hacker's way: terminal-first networking, scripting, and vanishing without a trace.
by OccupyTheWeb 2018
4.12
595 ratings
Children of the Matrix
by David Icke • 2001
One network has ruled from Sumer to the microchip. Your reality is a frequency they broadcast.
3.81
900
Children of the Matrix Summary
Children of the Matrix 85%
One network has ruled from Sumer to the microchip. Your reality is a frequency they broadcast.
by David Icke 2001
3.81
900 ratings
The Network State
by Balaji S. Srinivasan • 2022
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
3.92
1k+
The Network State Summary
The Network State 85%
Startup companies become unicorns. What if startup communities become countries?
by Balaji S. Srinivasan 2022
3.92
1k+ ratings
Rise of the New World Order
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays • 2013
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
4.39
551
Rise of the New World Order Summary
Rise of the New World Order 85%
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays 2013
4.39
551 ratings
Dongri To Dubai
by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2012
Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.
3.95
11k+
Dongri To Dubai Summary
Dongri To Dubai 85%
Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012
3.95
11k+ ratings
Five Families
by Selwyn Raab • 2005
Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.
4.15
7k+
Five Families Summary
Five Families 85%
Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.
by Selwyn Raab 2005
4.15
7k+ ratings
Behind the Green Mask
by Rosa Koire • 2011
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
4.28
365
Behind the Green Mask Summary
Behind the Green Mask 85%
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
by Rosa Koire 2011
4.28
365 ratings
Matrix of Power
by Jordan Maxwell • 2000
Currency, logos, and churches share a secret code. Its message: a single elite controls the world.
4.09
227
Matrix of Power Summary
Matrix of Power 85%
Currency, logos, and churches share a secret code. Its message: a single elite controls the world.
by Jordan Maxwell 2000
4.09
227 ratings
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