Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow

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Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist known for his advocacy of digital rights and his involvement with organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. His book recommendations, spanning science fiction, social commentary, and graphic novels, reflect his wide-ranging intellectual curiosity and interest in societal issues.

10 books recommended 4 books authored

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Books Recommended by Cory Doctorow 10

A Paradise Built in Hell

A Paradise Built in Hell

by Rebecca Solnit

"[Proves] that in times of crisis, people help one another - rather than looting and pillaging."

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Break 'Em Up

Break 'Em Up

by Zephyr Teachout

"The most lucid, readable, infuriating, energizing book on the rise of monopolies."

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Monopolies Suck

Monopolies Suck

by Sally Hubbard

"Excellent advice for actually DOING SOMETHING about monopolism."

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Boundless Realm

Boundless Realm

by David Maurer

"One of the best books ever written about environmental design in general."

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The Big Con

The Big Con

by David Maurer

"@eruditeknight You should read THE BIG CON, the best book written on this - it's a nonfiction anthropological study of gilded age con artists that was later adapted to become The Sting."

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The Ministry for the Future

The Ministry for the Future

by Kim Stanley Robinson

"It's an uncomfortable read. It's a brilliant book. If it indeed turns out to be Stan's last novel (oh please don't let it be Stan's last novel), it will be a fitting capstone. But the subtext of this book is that we are past the point of no return. 36/"

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The Private Eye

by Brian K. Vaughan

"@wtfTq_pT @bencooper @badmonotreme A very good book."

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