Cogito, ergo sum
- René Descartes

This is a list of books either I have read, I am currently reading, or I plan to read in the near future. If you happen to be reading any one of these books and would like to have a discussion about it with me, you may find the way to contact me here.

My goal of reading is thinking. I treat the reading process as the way to sharp my mind. I believe the more I utilize my brain, the quicker it reacts.

Right now, I do not have much time to read, but I intend to read a little bit every single day either before going to bed or when I am too tired of work. I always want to read more.

This page is inspired by evy.


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Permanent Record
Edward Snowden
read as of November 13, 22

Very rich autobiography by the Edward Snowden himself. The story about how and why he became who he is today from the beginning. It was brutally interrupted by the point his passport was revoked when he landed in Russia. We will see more as his life goes; he was only 29 when he got out after all.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Russian Roulette
Michael Isikoff, David Corn
want to read as of November 06, 22

An investigation on how Moscow infiltrated 2016 U.S. election to help Donald Trump gain his presidency.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Rise and Kill First
Ronen Bergman
want to read as of November 06, 22

Shift attention to our beloved Mossad a little bit after reading so much about NSA and CIA. They are not as famous as NSA, but definitely as efficient as CIA.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Playing to the Edge
Michael V. Hayden
want to read as of November 06, 22

How NSA and CIA are run. An insider’s knowledge on how American intelligence response to different challenges.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
How America Lost Its Secrets
Edward Jay Epstein
want to read as of November 06, 22

Yet another book about Edward Snowden. Nothing new, just another perspective. Looking forward to what Epstein says about him.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Future Crimes
Marc Goodman
want to read as of November 06, 22

The crimes happen underground within digital world. Doubt anything in this books would surprise me as advertised, but let us see.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Everything is F*cked
Mark Manson
reading as of November 06, 22

After reading his other book, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”, looking forward to reading this one.

tags: nonfiction, english
Directorate S
Steve Coll
want to read as of November 06, 22

A book about how CIA operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is an operation accrossed through Bush and Obama administrations.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Democracy in the Dark
Frederick A. O. Schwarz
want to read as of November 06, 22

A discussion regarding NSA’s massive intelligence gathering as this has never been news that NSA collects everything.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Cuckoo's Egg
Clifford Stoll
want to read as of November 06, 22

Famous book in security field. A story before the Internet wildly spread in publish, how it was utilized by national security. From Berkeley Lawrence Lab.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Atomic Habits
James Clear
reading as of November 06, 22

A book recommended by so many friends of mine. Never stop being skeptical on self-help books, but would like to give this book a try.

tags: nonfiction, english
We Are Anonymous
Parmy Olson
want to read as of November 05, 22

The story behind the most influential hacker group in the world. Despite the cult culture name of this book, I hope this is worth reading.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
want to read as of November 05, 22

A story of Cyber-Weapons development. This is not news, but would love to see how far it has gone since ten years ago.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
The Room Where It Happened
John Bolton
want to read as of November 05, 22

John Bolton, who was the National Security Advisor of formal president Trump, wrote this memoir for his 453 days at the White House.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
The Darkening Web
Alexander Klimburg
want to read as of November 05, 22

As a person whose whole career is in computer security, looking forward to this book.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
The Assault on Intelligence
Michael V. Hayden
want to read as of November 05, 22

A former NSA director’s opinion on national security. This book argues the necessity to have a proper defense agency. How it was challenged in the history, and how it will be challenged in the future.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Spying on Democracy
Heidi Boghosian
want to read as of November 05, 22

The story about our beloved National Security Agency. A negotiation between governments, corporations, and the public.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Spam Nation
Brian Krebs
want to read as of November 05, 22

A book to raise security awareness on a personal level. Targeting on global drup-spam issue.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Pay Any Price
James Risen
want to read as of November 05, 22

A national security report. How much it cost to build the national security front line and whether it is worth it.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Lords of Secrecy
Scott Horton
want to read as of November 05, 22

Discusses the defense side of security and counterintelligence. Talking about our beloved NSA and CIA community.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Legacy of Ashes
Tim Weiner
want to read as of November 05, 22

All right, our beloved Central Intelligence Agency’s history. Looking forward to reading this.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Cult of the Dead Cow
Joseph Menn
want to read as of November 05, 22

A story of a hacker group called Cult of the Dead Cow, the oldest American hacking group. Would love to read their history.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Crime in Progress
Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
want to read as of November 05, 22

The investigation on Trump-Russia relationship. Looking forward to see what the best president ever did to this country.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Black Edge
Sheelah Kolhatkar
want to read as of November 05, 22

A story about how Steven A. Cohen changed Wall Street. How this shape the security enforcement to regulate grey area money generator.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
American Radical
Tamer Elnoury, Kevin Maurer
want to read as of November 05, 22

A story about an undercover muslim FBI agent. The author themself who infiltrated into terrorists groups and wrote this book about it.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
America's Greatest Challenge
Newt Gingrich
want to read as of November 05, 22

Simply from the cover, this is a book about China. Let me see how many mistakes they made.

tags: security, nonfiction, english
Becoming
Michelle Obama
want to read as of November 05, 22

Memoir of former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama, published in 2018.

tags: nonfiction, english
The Shame Machine
Cathy O'Neil
reading as of November 04, 22

We are living in a shame culture where to use shame to unify people and feel right all the time.

tags: nonfiction, english
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Mark Manson
read as of November 04, 22

One of the few self-help book I actually read and feel good with it. A great story teller and points maker in the first two thirds portion of this book, but slide down in the last third. Eventually, people who agree with this author are people who already know everything in this book. Thus, this book only helped with affirmation.

tags: nonfiction, english
Dark Mirror
Barton Gellman
reading as of November 04, 22

A book written by the journalist who helped with Snowden when he attempted to uncover the NSA’s massive surveillance project.

tags: nonfiction, security, english
The Foucault Reader
Michel Foucault
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: english
Les Armoires Vides
Annie Ernaux
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Le Cid
Pierre Corneille
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
La Peste
Albert Camus
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Despentes Vernon Subutex
Virginie Despentes
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Les Orientales
Victor Hugo
want to read as of May 07, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Lights Out
Ted Koppel
reading as of May 05, 22

This is a book discussed a cyberattack on American power grid. A blackout lasting on weeks and months, and tens of millions of people over several states were affected.

tags: nonfiction, security, english
Connected
James H. Fowler, Nicholas A. Christakis
want to read as of May 05, 22

A book talks about how our social networks shape us without our awareness. I have always been thinking that we are not just who we are but other people around us.

tags: nonfiction, english
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton Malkiel
want to read as of May 01, 22

A book recommended by one of my professors. Would love to read it and learn more about personal assets managements.

tags: finance, assets management, english
Woe Is I
Patricia T. O'Conner
want to read as of April 30, 22

A book recommended to me by one of my professors as a great book to learn English diction. Got the book years ago but did not have the chance to finish it. Will read it eventually.

tags: language, nonfiction, english
Unconventional Success, A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment
David F. Swensen
want to read as of April 30, 22

A textbook I used during my financial class. Did not finished reading it during the course time, but it is a great book for learning personal assets management. Will keep reading it.

tags: finance, assets management, english
Time and Place
Ai Weiwei
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book at the time it came out years ago but never finished reading it. Through these years, I kept re-reading a lot of chapters in it and always find new things to think about. My Chinese reading skills have also been declining these years which caused a significant delay on finishing this book.

tags: nonfiction, chinese
The Order Of Time
Carlo Rovelli
want to read as of April 30, 22

A physics book for general public. Was reading it several years ago but got too busy with other stuff. Very interesting to read and will keep reading.

tags: nonfiction, physics, english
The Mathematics of Secrets
Joshua Holden
want to read as of April 30, 22

A brief history of cryptography with easily understandable mathematical concept. A great book to read for understanding basic mathematical aspect of computer security.

tags: math, computer science, cryptography, english
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
want to read as of April 30, 22

Bought this book at a local bookstore because of its cover. After years, I did not open it at all. However, I will be reading this book one day.

tags: fiction, english
River of Shadows
Rebecca Solnit
want to read as of April 30, 22

A book recommended by one of my Art professors. A story about the father of modern film, Eadweard Muybridge. I am fascinated by how he lived an artistic life at the bay of San Francisco.

tags: nonfiction, art, english
Pot-Bouille
Emile Zola
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Pensees
Blaise Pascal
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Old Goriot
Honore De Balzac
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Mirror of the World, A New History of Art
Julian Bell
read as of April 30, 22

The textbook I used for my Art History class. This is such a great but heavy book. It covers general art history in a different format where you have to re-read over time to truly understand it.

tags: art, history, english
La Premiere Gorgee de Biere
Philippe Delerm
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Le Dernier Jour d'un Condamne
Victor Hugo
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Eugenie Grandet
Honore De Balzac
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french
Le pere Goriot
Honore de Balzac
want to read as of April 30, 22

Got this book from a friend and have not start reading it at all. I have no idea what is inside but we will find out very soon.

tags: french