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Cryptonomicon (eBook) by Neal Stephenson
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- Author: Neal Stephenson
- Print Length: 1168 pages
- Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods - World War II and the present. Our 1940s heroes are the brilliant mathematician Lawrence Waterhouse, crypt analyst extraordinaire, and gung-ho, morphine-addicted marine Bobby Shaftoe. They're part of Detachment 2702, an Allied group trying to break Axis communication codes while simultaneously preventing the enemy from figuring out that their codes have been broken. Their job boils down to layer upon layer of deception. Dr. Alan Turing is also a member of 2702, and he explains the unit's strange workings to Waterhouse. "When we want to sink a convoy, we send out an observation plane first... Of course, to observe is not its real duty - we already know exactly where the convoy is. Its real duty is to be observed... Then, when we come round and sink them, the Germans will not find it suspicious."
- All of this secrecy resonates in the present-day story line, in which the grandchildren of the WWII heroes - inimitable programming geek Randy Waterhouse and the lovely and powerful Amy Shaftoe - team up to help create an offshore data haven in Southeast Asia and maybe uncover some gold once destined for Nazi coffers. To top off the paranoiac tone of the book, the mysterious Enoch Root, key member of Detachment 2702 and the Societas Eruditorum, pops up with an unbreakable encryption scheme left over from WWII to befuddle the 1990s protagonists with conspiratorial ties.
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Written by RevOne | Staff- This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal from May of 2024.
- This book is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 8,150 customer reviews.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Various Retailers have Cryptonomicon (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Available from:
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Available from:
- Amazon (Kindle)
- Eligible Prime members may apply their earned No-Rush Shipping credits to this purchase (check your balance).
- Apple Books
- Google Play
- Barnes & Noble (Nook)
- Kobo
- Author: Neal Stephenson
- Print Length: 1168 pages
- Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods - World War II and the present. Our 1940s heroes are the brilliant mathematician Lawrence Waterhouse, crypt analyst extraordinaire, and gung-ho, morphine-addicted marine Bobby Shaftoe. They're part of Detachment 2702, an Allied group trying to break Axis communication codes while simultaneously preventing the enemy from figuring out that their codes have been broken. Their job boils down to layer upon layer of deception. Dr. Alan Turing is also a member of 2702, and he explains the unit's strange workings to Waterhouse. "When we want to sink a convoy, we send out an observation plane first... Of course, to observe is not its real duty - we already know exactly where the convoy is. Its real duty is to be observed... Then, when we come round and sink them, the Germans will not find it suspicious."
- All of this secrecy resonates in the present-day story line, in which the grandchildren of the WWII heroes - inimitable programming geek Randy Waterhouse and the lovely and powerful Amy Shaftoe - team up to help create an offshore data haven in Southeast Asia and maybe uncover some gold once destined for Nazi coffers. To top off the paranoiac tone of the book, the mysterious Enoch Root, key member of Detachment 2702 and the Societas Eruditorum, pops up with an unbreakable encryption scheme left over from WWII to befuddle the 1990s protagonists with conspiratorial ties.
Editor's Notes
Written by RevOne | Staff- This price matches a previous Frontpage Deal from May of 2024.
- This book is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 8,150 customer reviews.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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Applies to literally almost all books my man
Not quite as infinite as Infinite Jest, fortunately.
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Based on an earlier comment I went to see if Infinite Jest is available as an audio book. It is. 64 hours!
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O was 1.99 then too but it isnt now.
However. anathem is now 1.99 too.
That I did read many years ago and it is well worth the 1.99
This post made me wonder when Neal Stephenson might have a new book out and I just learned that "Polostan" was released in October. Sweet!
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