Recommended Reading List
These are some books, involving computer science in some way,
which I have found entertaining, informative, or both. If you're
looking for some additional reading, check these out.
CSCI 1401 students: Books under the categories
"Ethical/Social Issues,",
"Computing History," and
"Cyberspace Today" are candidates for
your book review.
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- Asimov, Issac: many possibilities, esp. the Foundation and
Robot books
- Gibson, William: almost any of his works; The Difference
Engine (coauthored with Bruce Sterling) is especially
recommended
- Heinlein, Robert: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- Mason, Lisa: Cyberweb
- McCaffrey, Anne: The Ship Who Sang and sequels
- Scott, Melissa: Trouble and Her Friends
- Sterling, Bruce: Islands In the Net, among others
- Thomson, Amy: Virtual Girl
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- Denning, Peter, ed.: Computers Under Attack
- Johnson, Deborah: Computer Ethics
- Levy, Steven: Hackers
- Neumann, Peter: Computer-Related Risks
- Shimomura, Tsutomu: Takedown
- Stoll, Clifford: The Cuckoo's Egg
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- Brooks, Frederick: The Mythical Man-Month
- Cringely, Robert: Accidental Empires
- Feigenbaum, Edward: The Fifth Generation
- Ferguson & Morris: Computer Wars
- Kidder, Tracy: The Soul of a New Machine
- Malone, Michael: The Microprocessor: a Biography
- Swisher, Kara: aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the
Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web
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- Godwin, MikeCyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age
- Pimentel & Teixeria: Virtual Reality
- Rheingold, Howard: The Virtual Community
- Rheingold, Howard: Virtual Reality
- Roszak, Theodore: The Cult of Information
- Rothman, David: Networld!
- Rushkoff, Douglas: Cyberia
- Stoll, Clifford: Silicon Snake Oil