The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF

The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF

(2008, en)

Hugo Award-winning editor Gardner Dozois’ annual anthology has long been considered the standard by which other best-of-the-year SF collections are judged. After two decades’ worth of superlative science fiction, Dozois now presents a retrospective compilation culling from the last 20 years. Here under one banner is some of the finest work by the genre's leading authors, with a star-studded list of contributors that features among others: Stephen Baxter, Greg Bear, William Gibson, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Sterling , Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Gene Wolfe. A number of the selections are now considered classics. Some notable stories include: ‘Blood Music’, Greg Bear's Hugo-winning exploration of nanotechnology. ‘Bears Discover Fire’, Terry Bisson's tongue-in-cheek consideration of future ursine evolution. ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’, Ursula K. Le Guin’s coming-of-age SF tale. ‘The Winter Market’, in which William Gibson returns to the subject that made him a cultural icon, cyberpunk. With work spanning two decades, this is the most significant science fiction short story anthology published in years

Kevin Mitnick - Ghost in the wires

Kevin Mitnick - Ghost in the wires

(2011, en)

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies--and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable. But for Kevin, hacking wasn't just about technological feats-it was an old fashioned confidence game that required guile and deception to trick the unwitting out of valuable information.

Driven by a powerful urge to accomplish the impossible, Mitnick bypassed security systems and blazed into major organizations including Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Pacific Bell. But as the FBI's net began to tighten, Kevin went on the run, engaging in an increasingly sophisticated cat and mouse game that led through false identities, a host of cities, plenty of close shaves, and an ultimate showdown with the Feds, who would stop at nothing to bring him down.

Ghost in the Wires is a thrilling true story of intrigue, suspense, and unbelievable escape, and a portrait of a visionary whose creativity, skills, and persistence forced the authorities to rethink the way they pursued him, inspiring ripples that brought permanent changes in the way people and companies protect their most sensitive information.

Jeffrey Archer - Nici un ban in plus, nici un ban in minus

Jeffrey Archer - Nici un ban in plus, nici un ban in minus

(1976, 256pg, ro)

Un milion de dolari - atat a castigat Harvey Metcalfe, rege pe viata al afacerilor tenebroase, promitand comori si lux. Peste noapte, patru oameni - mostenitorul unui conte, un medic din Harley Street, un negustor cu obiecte de arta din Bond Street si un profesor de la Oxford - raman fara un ban in buzunare. Insa, de aceasta data, Harvey si-a ales gresit victimele. Hotarati sa-si faca dreptate, pagubitii il urmaresc neobositi, din cazinourile de la Monte Carlo si pana la ghiseele de pariuri de la Ascot, ori pe pajistile de la Oxford. Planul lor e simplu: sa-l pacaleasca pe escroc cu exact aceeasi suma pe care au pierdut-o. Pana la ultimul banut. "Archer reuseste sa treaca testul de baza al adevaratului scriitor sa-l faca pe cititor sa-si doreasca sa dea pagina cartii ca sa afle ce se va mai intampla". Sunday Times