Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
By: Sam Williams
3.86
Format: None pages, Paperback
Free as in Freedominterweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with t…
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1. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.08
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"….. Neptune, the outermost planet. No, it’s not Pluto. Get over it."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Bosons, by the way, are named for the Indian scientist Satyendra Nath Bose."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scientist."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"I don't know about you, but the planet Saturn pops into my mind with every bite of a hamburger I take."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
2. Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
By: Linus Torvalds , David Diamond
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had be… read more
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- computers
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- computer science
- technology
3. The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
By: Eric S. Raymond , Bob Young
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrest… read more
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- computers
- history
- nonfiction
- programming
- computer science
- technology
4. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
By: Kevin D. Mitnick , William L. Simon , Steve Wozniak
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and n… read more
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- computers
- nonfiction
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5. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
By: Steven Levy
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A mere fifteen years ago, computer nerds were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would… read more
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6. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
By: Sam Williams
3.86
Format: None pages, Paperback
Free as in Freedominterweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with t… read more
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- computers
- history
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- nonfiction
- programming
- computer science
- technology
7. The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
By: Ken Liu , Liu Cixin
4.08
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals in… read more
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"It’s easy to be led to the abyss."-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
"Your lack of fear is based on your ignorance."-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
"Intellectuals always make a fuss about nothing."-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
"A woman should be like water, able to flow over and around anything."-Ken Liu, The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
8. Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.92
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Being trained by the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork did not fit Teppic for the task assigned to h… read more
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"Seven thousand years is just one day at a time"-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"The king nodded. “What are the priests doing about this?"-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"Never trust a species that grins all the time. It’s up to something."-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
"Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped."-Terry Pratchett, Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
9. Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays
By: Lawrence Lessig , Richard M. Stallman , Joshua Gay
4.00
Format: 205 pages,
This collection includes historical writings such as The GNU Manifesto, which defined and launched … read more
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10. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
By: Jason Schreier
4.75
Format: None pages,
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11. SCUM Manifesto
By: Valerie Solanas , Avital Ronell
2.00
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
SCUM Manifestowas considered one of the most outrageous, violent and certifiably crazy tracts when … read more
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12. The Word for World is Forest
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.36
Format: 189 pages, ebook
Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahit… read more
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13. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
By: Ludwig Wittgenstein
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Ph… read more
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14. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson , Donald Goldsmith
4.09
Format: 372 pages, Paperback
"An accessible and extremely well-written exploration of the deep waters of cosmology, astrophysics… read more
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15. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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16. The Last Question
By: Isaac Asimov , Bob E. Flick , None
3.78
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when human… read more
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17. Sourcery (Discworld, #5; Rincewind #3)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now mag… read more
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18. Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.78
Format: 197 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. Pity he's not very good at it. All he wants is h… read more
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"Where the hell did demons live, anyway?"-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
"Most of history is pretty appaling, when you look hard at it. Or even not very hard."-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
"Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken."-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
"Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind."-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
19. The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind #2)
By: Terry Pratchett
3.33
Format: 75 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In The Light Fantasticonly one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortuna… read more
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20. Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun, #1)
By: J.G. Ballard
3.82
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's st… read more
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21. Permanent Record
By: Edward Snowden
4.30
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveill… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- technology
"The government should be afraid of the people, the people shouldn't be afraid of the government."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"This was the ultimate leap of faith, in a way: I could hardly trust anyone, so I had to trust everyone."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"A little bit of math can accomplish what all the guns and barbed wire can't: a little bit of math can keep a secret."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
"The reason you're reading this book is that I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position: I decided to tell the truth."-Edward Snowden, Permanent Record
