![]() ![]() What a way to kick off my 2022 reading year! (Oh, and it probably goes without saying that I acquired my digital copy of it - legally - online. From the opening page when one tiny pink pill is intercepted by a US Customs and Border Protection officer inspecting the mail passing through Chicago O’Hare, to the nail-biting end that kept me up past my bedtime, this is one thrilling narrative that is truly crazier than fiction.Īmerican Kingpin is an absolute must read for fans of true crime, reportage, and compelling stories. At only 328 pages, there’s no boring fluff and filler. Nick Bilton’s 2017 expose of the clandestine site, its creator, and the team that brought them both down epitomizes the cliched line, “you can’t make this stuff up.” American Kingpin is page-turning nonfiction, from start to finish. ![]() ![]() And thus, this 20-something dude who seems like a walking version of a college freshman’s stale laundry pile created the Silk Road, essentially the Amazon of the dark web. Where were the drugs? The guns? The human organs? To him, people should be able to get anything and everything on the worldwide web without government oversight or restrictions. (Thanks for that last one, !)īut for diehard libertarian Ross Ulbricht, the internet of the 2010’s was still lacking. I’ve found and acquired most of the stuff that makes me “me” through a few clicks of the mouse: My dog. Have you ever considered how your life would be different without the internet? Mine wouldn’t resemble anything similar to my current existence. ![]()
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