Cogito, ergo sum
- René Descartes
This is a list of books either I have read, I am currently reading, or I plan to read in the near future. If you happen to be reading any one of these books and would like to have a discussion about it with me, you may find the way to contact me here.
My goal of reading is thinking. I treat the reading process as the way to sharp my mind. I believe the more I utilize my brain, the quicker it reacts.
Right now, I do not have much time to read, but I intend to read a little bit every single day either before going to bed or when I am too tired of work. I always want to read more.
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Very rich autobiography by the Edward Snowden himself. The story about how and why he became who he is today from the beginning. It was brutally interrupted by the point his passport was revoked when he landed in Russia. We will see more as his life goes; he was only 29 when he got out after all.
An investigation on how Moscow infiltrated 2016 U.S. election to help Donald Trump gain his presidency.
Shift attention to our beloved Mossad a little bit after reading so much about NSA and CIA. They are not as famous as NSA, but definitely as efficient as CIA.
How NSA and CIA are run. An insider’s knowledge on how American intelligence response to different challenges.
Yet another book about Edward Snowden. Nothing new, just another perspective. Looking forward to what Epstein says about him.
The crimes happen underground within digital world. Doubt anything in this books would surprise me as advertised, but let us see.
After reading his other book, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”, looking forward to reading this one.
A book about how CIA operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is an operation accrossed through Bush and Obama administrations.
A discussion regarding NSA’s massive intelligence gathering as this has never been news that NSA collects everything.
Famous book in security field. A story before the Internet wildly spread in publish, how it was utilized by national security. From Berkeley Lawrence Lab.
A book recommended by so many friends of mine. Never stop being skeptical on self-help books, but would like to give this book a try.
The story behind the most influential hacker group in the world. Despite the cult culture name of this book, I hope this is worth reading.
A story of Cyber-Weapons development. This is not news, but would love to see how far it has gone since ten years ago.
John Bolton, who was the National Security Advisor of formal president Trump, wrote this memoir for his 453 days at the White House.
As a person whose whole career is in computer security, looking forward to this book.
A former NSA director’s opinion on national security. This book argues the necessity to have a proper defense agency. How it was challenged in the history, and how it will be challenged in the future.
The story about our beloved National Security Agency. A negotiation between governments, corporations, and the public.
A book to raise security awareness on a personal level. Targeting on global drup-spam issue.
A national security report. How much it cost to build the national security front line and whether it is worth it.
Discusses the defense side of security and counterintelligence. Talking about our beloved NSA and CIA community.
All right, our beloved Central Intelligence Agency’s history. Looking forward to reading this.
A story of a hacker group called Cult of the Dead Cow, the oldest American hacking group. Would love to read their history.
The investigation on Trump-Russia relationship. Looking forward to see what the best president ever did to this country.
A story about how Steven A. Cohen changed Wall Street. How this shape the security enforcement to regulate grey area money generator.
A story about an undercover muslim FBI agent. The author themself who infiltrated into terrorists groups and wrote this book about it.
Simply from the cover, this is a book about China. Let me see how many mistakes they made.
Memoir of former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama, published in 2018.
We are living in a shame culture where to use shame to unify people and feel right all the time.
One of the few self-help book I actually read and feel good with it. A great story teller and points maker in the first two thirds portion of this book, but slide down in the last third. Eventually, people who agree with this author are people who already know everything in this book. Thus, this book only helped with affirmation.
A book written by the journalist who helped with Snowden when he attempted to uncover the NSA’s massive surveillance project.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
This is a book discussed a cyberattack on American power grid. A blackout lasting on weeks and months, and tens of millions of people over several states were affected.
A book talks about how our social networks shape us without our awareness. I have always been thinking that we are not just who we are but other people around us.
A book recommended by one of my professors. Would love to read it and learn more about personal assets managements.
A book recommended to me by one of my professors as a great book to learn English diction. Got the book years ago but did not have the chance to finish it. Will read it eventually.
A textbook I used during my financial class. Did not finished reading it during the course time, but it is a great book for learning personal assets management. Will keep reading it.
Got this book at the time it came out years ago but never finished reading it. Through these years, I kept re-reading a lot of chapters in it and always find new things to think about. My Chinese reading skills have also been declining these years which caused a significant delay on finishing this book.
A physics book for general public. Was reading it several years ago but got too busy with other stuff. Very interesting to read and will keep reading.
A brief history of cryptography with easily understandable mathematical concept. A great book to read for understanding basic mathematical aspect of computer security.
Bought this book at a local bookstore because of its cover. After years, I did not open it at all. However, I will be reading this book one day.
A book recommended by one of my Art professors. A story about the father of modern film, Eadweard Muybridge. I am fascinated by how he lived an artistic life at the bay of San Francisco.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
The textbook I used for my Art History class. This is such a great but heavy book. It covers general art history in a different format where you have to re-read over time to truly understand it.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.
Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.