__COVER: CEO of the Internet / by Steven Levy / pg. 208
__Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in 1994 as an online bookstore; since then, the company has __consistently (and successfully) reinvented __itself. Today, it’s the world’s largest online retailer, a powerful cloud service provider for companies like Foursquare and NASA, and now a competitor in the Apple-dominated tablet market. The introduction of the Kindle Fire proves just how forward-thinking Bezos is – in fact, he may be the premier technologist in America. Senior writer Steven Levy talks to Bezos about the Fire, social media, space travel, and more.
__Fifth Annual WIRED Wish List / pg. 137
__86 drool-worthy picks from the editors, plus shopping lists from people like MythBuster Adam Savage, Parks & Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza, rapper Theophilus London, and more. With gifts like these, we guarantee a happy holiday for you and your loved ones. For instance:
· Incase Sonic Headphones ($200)
· Leica M9 camera ($6,995)
· Shwood Canby Sunglasses ($125)
· Nerf Vortex Praxis Blaster ($25)
· Derringer Cycle ($3,500)
Plus: Enter for a chance to win our most epic__ Wish List gift bag __ever, worth $13,000! (www.sweeps.wired.com)
__Heart of Darkness / by Brian Raftery / pg. 216
__Fight Club. Se7en. The Social Network. Filmmaker David Fincher takes angst and gloom and makes it beautiful. His latest project is a $100 million adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – the macabre Swedish mystery that revolves around punk hacker Lisbeth Salander. Brian Raftery goes __behind-the-scenes __of this sure-to-be-a-hit Christmas release.
__Dave Sanders, (Not So) Special Agent / by Joshua Davis / pg. 224
__Dave Sanders was a successful corporate executive, a 43-year-old widower raising three young children in suburban Sacramento. Last year, he confessed to operating a bizarre vigilante squad that tried to retrieve money lost by the victims of Ponzi schemes. How did this fiber-optics exec become a gun-toting, cop-impersonating defender of justice? Joshua Davis investigates.
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The Revolution According to Steve Jobs / pg. 230
__Entrepreneurs, artists, and journalists reflect on the legacy of Steve Jobs: George Lucas on the quest for perfection, Penn Jillette on the new product keynotes, IDEO’s David Kelley on design, Chris Anderson on the magic of the 99 cent song, and more. Plus, Steven Levy reflects on 30 years of covering Apple’s creative visionary.
More: What’s inside spray-on snow (pg. 32); How to get a big company to hear your complaint (pg. 47); Secrets of a celebrity ghost tweeter (pg. 94); The rise and fall of Bitcoin (pg. 99)
