Recommend some technology or tech related books please

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Mr N8

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I've been asked what I want for Christmas, which is a question I always hate. Anyway, I thought that I might as well ask for something that would help me keep my mind sharp, and my ideas up to date. I feel like I'm getting dull when it comes to technology, and all I know is technology as it relates to the banking industry.

Anyway, recommend the books that every techie absolutely must have. I want to learn or be amazed / entertained with the field of technology. Right now all I have is my college books and the BOFH series (thanks to my Grandpa).

TIA
 
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To see what you really want for Christmas, look @ my signature.

I don't know if you read it, but Neuromancer is a very good book. Old but still good.
 
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Mr N8

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Trust me, I don't need any more computer parts...and I wouldn't own a Mac anyway. :)

Any other books? I was looking at The Art of Deception, which is all about Kevin Mitnik and his exploits / social engineering. Anyone read it yet?
 
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Originally posted by: Xiety
To see what you really want for Christmas, look @ my signature.

I don't know if you read it, but Neuromancer is a very good book. Old but still good.
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neuromancer is an excellent read, i highly reccomend it. quintessential cyberpunk.
 
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Hacking Matter: Levitating Chairs, Quantum Mirages, and the Infinite Weirdness of Programmable Atoms - not neccessarily an easy read but overall it is fairly good.

A Shortcut Through Time : The Path to the Quantum Computer - Very interesting good read also it is very well presented

The Age of Spiritual Machines - I guess you got to take this book with a grain of salt but the descripsions of the future with charachters are very cool.

The Case for Mars / Entering Space - both by Robert Zubrin, with all the recent space talk these are very good, especially The Case for Mars it's one of those books you read in one day because you can't stop, Entering Space is the same except with space in general as the topic.

Apocalypse - Not about technology but giant natural disasters. Asteroids, 1000x the size of Mt. St Helens caldera volcanoes, colapsing islands, and earthquakes. All is very accurate and serious. Plus each disaster has a 10 page pretend news story those make the book so much fun to read.
 
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