For the techie on your list, try In the Beginning Was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson, his extended essay on the relationship between culture and the computer.

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Mr Young is on the list of candidates who, according to the Republican high command in Washington, have a strong chance of defeating the sitting Democrat.

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Among the other actors who command the public's trust and attention and, as a result, make our list of the 10 most influential actors: box office superstar Will Smith, Academy Award-winner Robert De Niro and humanitarian heavyweight Angelina Jolie.

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And the list is less daunting than its 300 pages would suggest, consisting mostly of advanced components for weapons and command and control systems.

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