Books Recommended by Zooko Wilcox
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Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Steven Levy
Source: "This book changed my life when it came out. [...] It made me want to be a hacker. But not a criminal — a hero of the computer revolution." - Zooko Wilcox
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
Gary Taubes
Source: "When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century." - Zooko Wilcox
4 recommendersWoken Furies
Richard K. Morgan
Source: "I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox
1 recommenderDune (6 books)
Frank Herbert
Source: "The extensive quotations are one of my favorite parts." - Zooko Wilcox
Broken Angels
A Novel
Richard K. Morgan
Source: "I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox
1 recommenderAltered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
Source: "I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox
2 recommendersBetween Silk and Cyanide
A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
Leo Marks
Source: "Of the cypherpunk canon." - Zooko Wilcox
1 recommenderThe Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
David Kahn
Source: "Good book." - Zooko Wilcox
1 recommender
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