Book & Magazine suggestions for SSBD

Hi All,

Pete (SSBD) is thinking up some book and magazine suggestions, but he would also like to hear some of Reddit's ideas.

He said:

I'd be really interested to hear some peoples suggestions though, not having access to the internet makes it hard for me to research what's out there. Have people been making any suggestions? I really enjoyed the Glenn Greenwald books and have been reading all sorts of books re Snowden and the surveillance state. I have broad and wide tastes though, the only stuff I'm not into is fantasy

If you could copy the blurb into any book suggestions you have, that would really help him to pick some.

Eiley

EDIT: per Lobali's request, please post questions in this thread instead of messaging her direct.

Also upvoting for visibility would rock a bit :)


Comments


[2 Points] Aluminum_Foil_Hat:

I read more books locked up than I ever did in school. 'The First Great Train Robbery' by David C. Hanrahan was my favorite book. Any magazine with sexy ladies is appreciated. Even if dude is gay they are still worth their weight in candy bars and top ramen.
Some authors I enjoyed. Hunter s. Thompson, Aldous Huxley, Ken Kesey, Jack Kerouac, George Orwell, Herman Hesse. I also read through a lot of classics. Shakespeare, Homer, Aesop, Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Dostoevsky, Hemingway, Twain.


[2 Points] Theeconomist1:

I have a list Of good books I posted a while back but here are some off top of my head:

Wisdom of Psychopaths

Flash boys (book on high frequency trading)

Killing Pablo

The Improbability Principle

Kingpin

Kings of Cocaine

Minecraft

The Everything Store

hatching Twitter

American Desperado


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] OzFreelancer:

paging /u/Lobali - how much do we have to spend?


[1 Points] rooparoop:

"Shantaram" - Gregory David Roberts

Now U.S. readers can enjoy this rich saga based on Roberts' own life: escape from a prison in Australia and a subsequent flight to Bombay, which is exactly what happens to Lindsay, the main character in the novel; once in Bombay, he joins the city's underground. Roberts graphically, even beautifully, evokes that milieu--he is as effective at imparting impressions as any good travel writer--in this complex but cohesive story about freedom and the lack of it, about survival, spiritual meaning, love, and sex; in other words, about life in what has to be one of the most fascinating cities in the world. One's first impression of this novel is that it is simply a good story, but one soon comes to realize that Roberts is also a gifted creator of characters--not only Lindsay but also Prabaker, who becomes Lindsay's guide, caretaker, and entree into various elements of Bombay society.


[1 Points] plusfour_:

Homeland - Cory Doctorow

This was the book that was on Edward Snowden's hotel dresser in CitizenFour.


[1 Points] OzFreelancer:

Check below for Pete's reply to some particularly well thought-out suggestions and keep them coming :)


[1 Points] youtakesally:

Sorry for the off topic, but what evidence did they have against SSBD? Only IP addresses? I don't seem to find it anywhere.

I mean we all know the story of Ross posting on a forum with an account attached to his email with his real name and a Fake ID sent to him being seized. But how did this guy get caught?


[-1 Points] bernardo44:

Most misplaced post I've ever seen on reddit?