Russian Hacking

Packed with insider information based on interviews, declassified files, and forensic analysis of company reports, The Hacker and the State sets aside fantasies of cyber-annihilation to explore the real geopolitical competition of the digital age. Tracing the conflict of wills and interests among modern nations, Ben Buchanan reveals little-known details of how China, Russia, North Korea, Britain, and the United States hack one another in a relentless struggle for dominance.

Praise for Pattaya Heat: "IF YOU ENJOY OLD DETECTIVE STORIES, YOU'LL ENJOY THIS." "EXCELLENT BOOK AND A GREAT NEW DETECTIVE!" Welcome to Pattaya City, Thailand. This piss-poor paradise makes Las Vegas look like a PG-13 Disney movie. Pattaya is where Richy Sky has landed for a premature mid-life crisis. This is not where he wants to be, scraping by taking small-time PI jobs, mostly infidelity investigations. The fun, if you could call it that, can't last forever, and now Richy sees a way out -- a new job, one that pays very well. All he has to do is find a missing antique watch that's worth ...

Inspired by the Cervantes classic, Sam DuChamp, mediocre writer of spy thrillers, creates Quichotte, a courtly, addled salesman obsessed with television who falls in impossible love with a TV star. Together with his (imaginary) son Sancho, Quichotte sets off on a picaresque quest across America to prove worthy of her hand, gallantly braving the tragicomic perils of an age where “Anything-Can-Happen.” Meanwhile his creator, in a midlife crisis, has equally urgent challenges of his own.

In Rogue Spooks, best-selling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann uncover the facts behind allegations of foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election. This groundbreaking exposé will leave listeners questioning the motives of US Intelligence agencies, leftover partisans within our government, and members of the mainstream press. Listeners will be shocked to learn the truth about the false accusations against President Trump in the flawed dossier.

Every American president since the end of the Cold War has called for better relations with Russia. But each has seen relations get worse by the time he left office. Now, the two countries are facing off in a virtual war being fought without clear goals or boundaries. Why? George Beebe argues that new game-changing technologies, disappearing rules of the game, and distorted perceptions on both sides are combining to lock Washington and Moscow into an escalatory spiral that they do not recognize.

In the tradition of Michael Lewis and Tom Wolfe, a fascinating and frightening behind-the-scenes look at the interconnected cultures of hackers, security specialists, and law enforcement. A cybersecurity professional turned journalist, Kate Fazzini illuminates the many lies companies and governments tell us about our security, the lies criminals tell to get ahead, and the lies security leaders tell to make us think they are better at their jobs than they are.

Understanding 2016 as one battle in a much longer war is essential to understanding the critical threat currently posed to America's electoral sovereignty and how to defend against it. Illuminating how the lessons of the past can be used to protect our democracy in the future, Rigged is an essential book for consumers of every political persuasion.