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Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

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peteforde: It's not a breezy quick read, but my favourite sci-fi is always likely to be Cryptonomicon

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borlak: Neal Stephenson goes into wicked detail in his books and always blows my mind (never heard of Van Eck Phreaking before this book, how is that possible?). definitely recommend.

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jepper: Truely changed how I look at computers and encryption as a not mathematically inclined reader.