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Kevin Poulsen chronicles the rise of a lone hacker who stole billions from the U.S. economy, exposing the tactics of online fraud and the relentless pursuit by federal and international law‑enforcement agencies.

Sandworm traces the rise of one of Russia’s most lethal cyberwarfare teams, detailing how their incursions—from U.S. utilities to Ukrainian infrastructure—culminated in the 2017 NotPetya blast that caused billions in global damage.

A. Ralph Epperson explores the symbolism of the Great Seal, translating the Latin phrase Annuit coeptis novus ordo seclorum and arguing that the reverse side reveals a hidden agenda guiding American destiny.

A book describing the long history of wealthy families and banks, and their influence on economics and warfare.

Examines how the founding of the CIA was shaped by William J. Donovan’s pioneering public‑relations work with the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

Jim Marrs investigates the influence of secret societies—such as the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, and Freemasons—on global politics, economics, and media.

"An Independent and New Statesman Book of the Year Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit--a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter--lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities, and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and where people can be anyone, or do anything, they want. This is the world of Bitcoin and Silk Road, of radicalism and pornography. This is the Dark Net. In this important and revealing book, Jamie Bartlett takes us deep into the digital underworld and presents an extraordinary look at the internet we don't know. Beginning with the rise of the internet and the conflicts and battles that defined its early years, Bartlett reports on trolls, pornographers, drug dealers, hackers, political extremists, Bitcoin programmers, and vigilantes--and puts a human face on those who have many reasons to stay anonymous. Rich with historical research and revelatory reporting, The Dark Net is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at a world that doesn't want to be known"--