Nice sidebars cover aspects of algorithms and architecture. I'd recommend it as a nice first intro to CS, and some of the people who helped to found it. Interesting book linking hacking, virtual reality, hallucinogenic drugs, the rave club scene, and modern mathematics. Hard to buy all of what he says at times, and the dauntless nature of how he links all of these disparate areas makes it seem as if he's saying that everything we experience today in these areas is due primarily to these links. The Rise of the Survivalist Right, by James Coates Good book originally written right after Alan Berg was gunned down in Denver in the 80s.
New edition adds some stuff, but came out before Oklahoma City bombing.
Good background on the motivations, publications, and rhetoric of various groups and individuals. Within each few pages I found one thing with which I agree, and at least one thing with which I strongly disagree. Cliff may have trapped a hacker, and he's a cute enough guy, which is why he got so popular as a lecture-circuit carnival attraction. But much of the logic in this book isn't very complete, and I think many of the things he says are wrong. The History of God, Karen Armstrong The History of Hell, A.K. Turner.