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| Cryptonomicon (Unabridged Excerpts) |
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| With this extraordinary first tale in what promises to be a masterful series, Neal Stephenson decrypts with dazzling virtuosity the forces that shaped this century. Bouncing between World War II and the World Wide Web, <I>Cryptonomicon</I> follows the exploits of Lawrence Waterhouse, a young mathematical genius assigned to a highly secretive outfit that has cracked the fabled Nazi Enigma code. Fast-forward to the present, where Waterhouse's grandson stumbles on a massive conspiracy rooted in his grandfather's original work - and which represents the path to imaginable riches and a future of ultimate freedom, or universal totalitarianism.<P><P>What are unabridged excerpts? The publisher explains "I felt that, given the style of the book, a normal abridgment would not work (the book is 900 pages), so I selected key scenes and then added short plot bridges (approved by the author) that would allow the listener to follow the story." |
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