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• Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker – Kevin D. Mitnick, Steve Wozniak & William L. Simon ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
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• How To Grow In A Modular Glasshouse – Godfried Dol ★★★★★ (5/5)
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• The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt – T.J. Stiles ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
• The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future – Kevin Kelly ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
• The Intelligent Investor – Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig & Warren Buffett ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
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• The Millionaire Mind – Thomas J. Stanley ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
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• The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West – Alexander C. Karp & Nicholas W. Zamiska ★★★★★ (5/5) Buy on Amazon
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