Zooko Wilcox Recommended Books
Zooko Wilcox has recommended 13 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Zooko Wilcox is the CEO of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), a for-profit company leading the development of Zcash.
(Read more on Wikipedia)13 Books Recommended
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Hackers
Heroes of the Computer Revolution
"This book changed my life when it came out. [...] It made me want to be a hacker. But not a criminal — a hero of the computer revolution." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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Woken Furies
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
The Codebreakers
The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
"Good book." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
Dune (6 books)
"The extensive quotations are one of my favorite parts." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
Also recommended by:
Adam Savage, Andrew Chen, Elon Musk, Ev Williams, Jeff Bezos, Kelly Starrett, Kyle Maynard, Laird Hamilton, Seth Godin, Stewart Brand, Tim Draper, Tim Ferriss, Tim O’Reilly, Cameron Winklevoss, Sahil Lavingia, Paulo Coelho
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
"When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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Broken Angels
A Novel
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
Between Silk and Cyanide
A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
"Of the cypherpunk canon." - Zooko Wilcox (Source)
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