This is an interesting, account of the development of Julian Assange's belief system and lifestyle choices, and how they shaped his particular brand of internet activism. From his childhood, urban-nomadic (he went to thirty schools), and running from his mothers stalker for years, to his find a way to express himself as a hacker, and eventually a tumultuous but natural transition into using his immense capacity as a hacker to expose the secrets of the rich and powerful while being able to eff...

When I was reading this book, it feels like I am watching a Thriller like movie... a beautiful experience! The man is still fighting... hats of to him. A must buy for all Book lovers!
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Interesting but a difficult read. Irrespective of who Assange is, Wikileaks has done a remarkable job. So why justify so much!

The autobiography becomes interesting in the second half with all the revelations and particularly of some of the best publishing names.

The book ends on a sad note as the crusader has a new war to fight. All in all, a good read.

I ordered this buk because i wanted to read about someone who refuses to surrender,upholds his principles despite being a victim of character assassination; and i wasnt dissappointed.
I was astounded to how intellectually sound this man is ;how rational and unbiased his thoughts,philosophy, and ideas are.He blasts the media for not having the spine to stand for the people, acting as a puppet in the hands of the powerful.
This buk is an eyeopener and will change the way u see the world.we need...

Fantastic

Julian Assange stated his views on this book at http://wikileaks.org/Julian-Assange-Statement-on-the.html#
Excerpts are, "I am not “the writer” of this book. I own the copyright of the manuscript, which was written by Andrew O’Hagan. Although I admire Mr. O’Hagan’s writing, this draft was a work in progress. It is entirely uncorrected or fact-checked by me. The entire book was to be heavily modified, extended and revised, in particular, to take into account the privacy of the individuals ment...