Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping27 reviews
Patrick Radden Keefe

Random House, 2005

NSA - Eavesdropping Travelogue-Type Expose

+ Heard it on the grapevine
+ Good Survey on the NSA

This book was written by a Yale law student who had an interested in the National Security Agency (NSA) and signals intelligence. It is a good story that is similar to a travelogue or description of the author's exploration of the subject as well as some of the actual physical sites of the ...
  
  











  



  
The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd68 reviews
Richard Zacks

Hyperion, 2003

Scourge of the Seven Seas

+ The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
+ Book Good, beware book on tape
+ Best of ye Best Pirate Book
  
  











  



  
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency144 reviews
James Bamford

Anchor, 2002

Follow-on to The Puzzle Palace. Both are required reading if you are interested in the NSA or Intelligence.

+ Good Book, Not Just SIGINT Though
+ Pretty Good...
+ A ringing indictment v. the Establishment War Machine!
+ Body of Secrets
  
  











  



  
Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions85 reviews
Ben Mezrich

William Morrow, 2004

Very interesting book on the industry in Japan.

+ A Great Read
+ Ugly Americans aptly titled

This was a quick read that gave an inside look into the industry in Asia. I found the book well-written and informative, as well as entertaining. I highly recommend.
  
  











  



  
Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human31 reviews
Joel Garreau

Broadway, 2006

Dense exploration of the technological explosion to come

+ Good introduction to the field
+ Will Humans Prevail
+ Snappy, insightful, with a great bibliography
+ A good overview of biotechnology
  
  











  



  
The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd68 reviews
Richard Zacks

Hyperion, 2003

Scourge of the Seven Seas

+ The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
+ Book Good, beware book on tape
+ Best of ye Best Pirate Book
  
  











  



  
Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies -- and What It Means to Be Human31 reviews
Joel Garreau

Broadway, 2006

Dense exploration of the technological explosion to come

+ Good introduction to the field
+ Will Humans Prevail
+ Snappy, insightful, with a great bibliography
+ A good overview of biotechnology
  
  











  



  
Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions85 reviews
Ben Mezrich

William Morrow, 2004

Very interesting book on the industry in Japan.

+ A Great Read
+ Ugly Americans aptly titled

This was a quick read that gave an inside look into the industry in Asia. I found the book well-written and informative, as well as entertaining. I highly recommend.
  
  











  



  
Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping27 reviews
Patrick Radden Keefe

Random House, 2005

NSA - Eavesdropping Travelogue-Type Expose

+ Heard it on the grapevine
+ Good Survey on the NSA

This book was written by a Yale law student who had an interested in the National Security Agency (NSA) and signals intelligence. It is a good story that is similar to a travelogue or description of the author's exploration of the subject as well as some of the actual physical sites of the ...
  
  











  



  
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency144 reviews
James Bamford

Anchor, 2002

Follow-on to The Puzzle Palace. Both are required reading if you are interested in the NSA or Intelligence.

+ Good Book, Not Just SIGINT Though
+ Pretty Good...
+ A ringing indictment v. the Establishment War Machine!
+ Body of Secrets