george castillo: The writing style and general feel makes this book read a little like a generic children’s book, but with more swearing. That being said, the story it tells is utterly fascinating and very well done. Would recommend it for anyone interested in learning about law enforcement or radicalism.
United States on Dec 15, 2023
Ron Leybovich: So good!!!!! Seriously.
United States on Nov 22, 2023
George Dearsley: This is a forensically researched story of a very clever university graduate who could have had a successful career in many fields but who turned to crime. And not just any old crime…a unique illegal way of selling illicit things on the Dark Web, away from the eyes of law enforcement. It follows the mistakes both the Kingpin and the police made and the inter-agency rivalries that allowed the crook to evade capture for nearly three years. A thrilling and fascinating read.
United Kingdom on Oct 02, 2023
Katarzyna Andersson: Köpte till sonen. Bra bok tyckte han
Sweden on Sep 18, 2023
Danesh Zaki: The book is written extremely well. Highly engrossing and hard to put down especially towards the end. It explains the web without going into too much technical details. A must read!
India on Aug 23, 2023
Laura R.: Technology is fascinating and changing so much of our lives, when used for good purposes. In this instance, most people would believe the story of Ross Ulbright and The Silk Road was not a use for good purposes as he believed he was doing.
Engaging read. Hard to put down! Finished in a day.
United States on Jul 17, 2023
Maxi: I really enjoyed reading this book, it not only describes The Silk Roads rise , but also Ross as a person and gives you insights why he did what he did, and how he felt with it.
I would recommend ! :)
Germany on Sep 29, 2022
Masriki: American Kingpin is the best sort of nonfiction book. You get inside the antihero’s head enough to understand, though not necessarily empathize, with him. In the course of the book, Ross Ulbricht goes from a smart nobody who lives in someone's basement to the creator of the Silk Road, which brings in millions of dollars per day and becomes the locus of an Internet-based global drug empire.
Ulbricht would have been a more sympathetic character were he to have just admitted he was a very successful drug dealer and had not tried to pose as some sort of Libertarian political symbol. If Libertarian preaching has to be done (and it doesn’t), surely there must be a better symbol to hold up other than a drug dealer who also hired hit men for people who threatened his drug business. The guy was a smarter-than-average dope pusher, not a freedom fighter. (Of course, some Libertarian gun extremists have also held up David Koresh as a martyr, and he was a child molester who thought he was Jesus, so this at least seems like an improvement.)
You also understand the motivations of the law enforcement personnel after him, as well as the creativity and amount of work that went...
United States on Jun 17, 2021
Fred Arshoff: Nick Bilton- American Kingpin
32nd book read in 2021
I purchased this book used although I never read a book or heard of Nick but several people on Goodreads suggested I read this book, I’m very glad I did.
Unlike most books I read that are fiction this book is none fiction,
This book was published in 2018 in paperback and thats ther version I read.
In 2011, a twenty-six-year-old libertarian programmer named Ross Ulbricht launched the ultimate free market: the Silk Road, a clandestine Web site hosted on the Dark Web where anyone could trade anything--drugs, hacking software, forged passports, counterfeit cash, poisons--free of the government's watchful eye.
It wasn't long before the media got wind of the new Web site where anyone--not just teenagers and weed dealers but terrorists and black hat hackers--could buy and sell contraband detection-free. Spurred by a public outcry, the federal government launched an epic two-year manhunt for the site's elusive proprietor, with no leads, no witnesses, and no clear jurisdiction. All the investigators knew was that whoever was running the site called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts.
The Silk...
Canada on May 18, 2021
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| Publication date | May 2, 2017 | ||
| Print length | 343 pages |
United States on Dec 31, 2023