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Books like This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
The best books like This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends are The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power, and The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth is about cybersecurity, zero-day exploits, cyberwarfare. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Simon Singh · Science
Simon Singh's The Code Book traces the history of cryptography from Caesar's cipher through the breaking of Enigma to the mathematics of public-key encryption and the looming possibility of quantum cryptography.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Shoshana Zuboff · History
Shoshana Zuboff spent years researching what she calls surveillance capitalism — a new economic logic in which human experience is turned into raw material for prediction products that are sold to businesses wanting to influence behavior.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Lawrence Wright · History
Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower is the most comprehensive account of how al-Qaeda came to attack the United States on September 11, 2001.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War
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John Lewis Gaddis · History
Strategies of Containment is John Lewis Gaddis's systematic analysis of how American national security policy evolved across successive administrations from Truman through Reagan.
Both dig into national security.
Read the summary → - 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann · History
Charles Mann's 1491 sets out to correct a widespread misconception: that the Americas before Columbus were a mostly empty wilderness populated by small, isolated bands of hunter-gatherers living in gentle harmony with an untouched nature.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Charles C. Mann · History
Where 1491 ends, 1493 begins.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - 1776
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David McCullough · History
David McCullough's 1776, published in 2005, covers a single year of the American Revolution — from the winter siege of Boston through Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the surprise victory at Trenton.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - A Man on the Moon
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Andrew Chaikin · History
A Man on the Moon is Andrew Chaikin's exhaustive narrative history of the Apollo program, from the first lunar orbit of Apollo 8 in 1968 through the final mission, Apollo 17, in 1972.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - A People's History of the United States
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A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn · History
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, first published in 1980, retells American history from the perspective of those who rarely appear in conventional textbooks: Native Americans, enslaved people, industrial workers, women, immigrants, and dissidents of various kinds.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein · History
Against the Gods is Peter Bernstein's intellectual history of how humanity learned to measure, quantify, and manage risk — a story he traces from ancient gambling in the Mediterranean through the development of modern probability theory, statistics, and financial derivatives.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
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Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
Ben Macintyre · History
Eddie Chapman was a safecracker, con man, and professional criminal who became Britain's most remarkable double agent during World War II.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque · History
All Quiet on the Western Front follows Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who enlists with his classmates during the First World War after being swept up in patriotic speeches.
A kindred history read.
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Books like This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: quick answers
What are the best books like This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends?
The best books like This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth are The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright, Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends, such as cybersecurity, zero-day exploits, cyberwarfare.
What should I read after This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends?
A natural next read after This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends is The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh. A kindred history read. Other strong choices are The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright, Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis.
What books are similar to This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth?
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends centers on cybersecurity, zero-day exploits, cyberwarfare. Books with a similar feel include The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright, Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
