Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Follow the author
Follow authors for new release and deal updates, plus improved recommendations.
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
Report an issue with this product or sellerFrequently bought together
This item: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
$17.58
Get it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
+
$11.39
Get it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
In Stock
+
$15.06
Get it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
In Stock
Total price: $00
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Choose items to buy together.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start over
- The Soul of A New MachinePaperbackFREE Shipping on orders over $35 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
- The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionPaperbackFREE Shipping on orders over $35 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
- Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental RevolutionaryPaperbackFREE Shipping on orders over $35 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
- The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer EspionagePaperbackFREE Shipping on orders over $35 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
- Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer AgePaperbackFREE Shipping on orders over $35 shipped by AmazonGet it as soon as Saturday, Oct 24
From the brand
-
Explore security resources
-
More From O'Reilly
-
Sharing the knowledge of experts
O'Reilly's mission is to change the world by sharing the knowledge of innovators. For over 40 years, we've inspired companies and individuals to do new things (and do them better) by providing the skills and understanding that are necessary for success.
Our customers are hungry to build the innovations that propel the world forward. And we help them do just that.
From the Publisher
Hacker Culture A to Z
|
Hackers
|
Hackers & Painters
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Reviews |
7
|
834
|
763
|
| Price | $16.63 | $17.58 | $13.15 |
| From O'Reilly Media | A Fun Guide to the Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Hacking | Heroes of the Computer Revolution | Big Ideas from the Computer Age |
About the author
Related products with free delivery on eligible orders
Sponsored | Try Prime for unlimited fast, free shipping
Page 1 of 1Start over
Customers say
Customers find this book engaging, with one review noting it provides an abundance of computer history packed into one volume. Moreover, the book reads like a novel and features great stories behind the scenes, making it hard to put down. However, the writing style receives mixed reactions, with several customers expressing dislike for the author's writing style. Additionally, the book's length receives criticism for being too long.
AI Generated from the text of customer reviews
Select to learn more
86 customers mention content, 76 positive, 10 negative
Five StarsRead more
It's a little long and starts slow but it's a great read if you like technology and history....Read more
Such a great book detailing the early hacker ethos of the counter-culture....Read more
This book is a must read for everyone alive on the planet today. I cannot say enough about it. A true sci fi story...that is really true!...Read more
47 customers mention informative, 46 positive, 1 negative
...A really well done and informative look at how we got from $500 TI calculators to smart watches more powerful than the computers that put a man on...Read more
used in my history paper - very insightfulRead more
...At least as far as computer technology is concerned, this book explains it all....Read more
...I found this book to be all in all very inspiring, very well documented, a devoted work that was written "at the right time"....Read more
18 customers mention engaging story, 16 positive, 2 negative
...For those with an interest in computers, this book is filled with engaging stories about those who laid the groundwork for the progress of...Read more
...First and foremost, I found Hackers to be a facinating story - one with which I would think the majority of the public would be unfamiliar....Read more
Excellent book.Insightful history on computing in US. Engaging journey through 3 generations of hackers....Read more
...I found the stories inspiring and renewed my faith in what I could do as individual....Read more
13 customers mention detailed, 11 positive, 2 negative
...I found this book to be all in all very inspiring, very well documented, a devoted work that was written "at the right time"....Read more
A really great read. Very interesting, thorough, and written in a witty way with very good language and flow....Read more
...I love the detail and and detail of many of the people responsible for creating the computer revolution....Read more
...This book sums up then goes into great detail featuring key people whose influence and passion in the development, growth, and promoting of the...Read more
13 customers mention readability, 11 positive, 2 negative
...The third part is not so interesting to me, but still essential reading....Read more
Absolutely fantastic, can't wait to read it again.Read more
This should be required reading for everyone who works in information technology. Security is everyone's concern!...Read more
...Lots and lots of anecdotes and fun facts. Reads like a novel.Read more
5 customers mention engrossing, 4 positive, 1 negative
The book is funny, informative and impossible to put down!...Read more
I had a hard time putting this one down....Read more
...This is NOT a boring history book! You just might have a hard time putting this one down!Read more
...requirements, you will enjoy this book, though it will not be one you just can't put down....Read more
8 customers mention writing style, 5 positive, 3 negative
...Highly recommend. Levy did a great job researching and writing as well as updating recent editions! Thanks Steven!Read more
80% of the prose is bluster and platitudes about ‘hackerism’ and ‘hacker ethic’ and The Right Thing that only 20% of the book ends up being about...Read more
A really great read. Very interesting, thorough, and written in a witty way with very good language and flow....Read more
...Almost 500 pages long with no pictures, it is written in a style that makes you a part of the past, as you where one of the "hackers" per se....Read more
6 customers mention length, 1 positive, 5 negative
It's a little long and starts slow but it's a great read if you like technology and history....Read more
...Fun read, if long, but if you really want to know, this is the book for you.Read more
Wow, I really like a lot about this book, but it is a little long winded....Read more
nice to read, but the text is - to my opinion - somewhat too long compared to the message, especially in the last part of the bookRead more
