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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography»rank: 5632par: Simon Singh
Chroniques et points de vue:From :People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. ln The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls 'the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers ... |
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Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan»rank: 43311par: Chip Kidd
Chroniques et points de vue:From :People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. ln The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls 'the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers ... |
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Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess»rank: 886par: Alison Weir
Chroniques et points de vue:From :People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. ln The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls 'the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers ... |
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The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn: 'The Most Happy'»rank: 10413par: Eric Ives
Chroniques et points de vue:From :People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. ln The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls 'the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers ... |
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine»rank: 11764par: Ilan Pappe
Chroniques et points de vue:From :People love secrets. Ever since the first word was written, humans have sent coded messages to each other. ln The Code Book, Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, offers a peek into the world of cryptography and codes, from ancient texts through computer encryption. Singh's compelling history is woven through with stories of how codes and ciphers have played a vital role in warfare, politics, and royal intrigue. The major theme of The Code Book is what Singh calls 'the ongoing evolutionary battle between codemakers ... |
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds»rank: 20889par: Charles Mackay
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily ... |
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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal»rank: 15161par: Ben Macintyre
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily ... |
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The Guns of August»rank: 1237par: Barbara W. Tuchman
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily ... |
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Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach»rank: 18487par: Dandridge M. Malone
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily ... |
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia»rank: 24392par: Ahmed Rashid
Chroniques et points de vue:From :This is the single best book available on the Taliban, the fundamentalist lslamic regime in Afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist 0sama bin Laden. Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career reporting on the region--he has personally met and interviewed many of the Taliban's shadowy leaders. Taliban was written and published before the massacres of September 11, 2001, yet it is essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand the aftermath of that black day. lt includes details on how and ... |