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What is a good book for a tech Geek? I don't really like reading but if i find a good book then maybe.

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Bringing Down the House (book): The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions is a book by Ben Mezrich about a group of MIT card counters commonly known as the MIT Blackjack Team.

While represented as non-fiction by Mezrich and Free Press, the book contains significant fictional elements. Many of the key events propelling the drama did not occur in the real life; others were exaggerated greatly.[1]

21 (2008 film) inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich.

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answered Aug 25 '10 at 02:57

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Counting Cards is NOT illegal. As a matter of fact, it's rather easy. If you can add (+1), subtract (-1), divide by number of decks in the shoe, then you can count cards. You're NOT memorizing every card, but rather keeping track of the High|Low ratio ratio of the cards.

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THE MOST AWESOME BOOK I HAVE EVER READ was... Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. I read it a couple times... may make it an annual thing... xD

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy is also a fun read. 8)

answered Aug 25 '10 at 23:03

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OMG i love Enders Game thats like the only book i have ever read and i loved it!!

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Props to Enders Game and its entire series. Can't wait until they FINALLY make a movie. Hopefully several movies involving the other books as well.

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Chris Pirillo wrote one. I'm not sure what it's called. He also has TONS of ebooks that he's written.

answered Aug 25 '10 at 02:40

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if you find it tell me the name of it

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If you don't like reading, have you tried audiobooks? Lots of geeky books are available at Audible.com. I recommend anything by Neal Stephenson, especially Cryptonomicon.

answered Aug 25 '10 at 22:21

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There is a really good book that I am reading right now. He was a speaker at Gnomedex and he writes a really amazing book that any geek should read. It is called "Step Back From The Baggage Claim". It is a very educational book and ties in really well with social media.

answered Aug 26 '10 at 04:26

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where can you buy it?

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Have u ever tried reading the halo books or the world of war craft books there amazing i loved them and i am not a big reader my self also

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answered Aug 26 '10 at 07:34

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I consider myself a tech geek, and I really enjoyed Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol". Its not really techy but it has characteristics that i think a geek would enjoy like using real life science. The science used in the book is really interesting, its very descriptive and is definitely a good read. I would recommend it to anyone.

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