{"product_id":"9781416507789","title":"The Cuckoo's Egg : Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cuckoo's Egg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Cliff Stoll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eS. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is \"a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping\" (Smithsonian). \u003cbr\u003e Cliff Stoll was an astronomer turned systems manager at Lawrence Berkeley Lab when a 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorized user on his system. The hacker's code name was \"Hunter\" -- a mysterious invader who managed to break into U.S. computer systems and steal sensitive military and security information. Stoll began a one-man hunt of his own: spying on the spy. It was a dangerous game of deception, broken codes, satellites, and missile bases -- a one-man sting operation that finally gained the attention of the CIA...and ultimately trapped an international spy ring fueled by cash, cocaine, and the KGB.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating...a nonfiction account that reads like a le Carré novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stoll's is the ever-appealing story of the little man bucking the system...great fun to read...lively and thoroughly absorbing.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Cuckoo's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e is 'reader friendly,' even for those who have only the vaguest familiarity with computers...a true spy thriller....The hunt is gripping.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As exciting as any action novel....A gripping spy thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781416507789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591298658510,"sku":"9781416507789","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_f9a3334e-927f-4b26-832a-34a373a2f715.jpg?v=1646605664","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781416507789","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}