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David Brake

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I have been on the internet and fascinated by its possibilities since 1985. I first wrote about it as a technology journalist and have gone on to become a researcher and educator.

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Average rating: 3.58 · 12 ratings · 2 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Sharing our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dealing with E-Mail 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Brighton Rock

by Graham Greene

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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

by Tom Holland

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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

by Patrick Radden Keefe

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I only got about halfway through this unfortunately. I’m very interested in the subject, but it suffers for me from a common problem with tech business books - it’s full of trivial personal details about the founders‘ early careers, but I didn’t get ...more
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On the one hand this is very much LA Noir "by the numbers". However, the writer is a recognised master of the genre, right up there with Chandler and Hammett. It's far from his best work but this slim volume was still good entertainment. The writing ...more
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