David Kushner is a writer who has contributed to many publications, including ''

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Career

From 1994 to 1996, Kushner worked as a senior producer and writer on the SonicNet website.

Works

The first edition of Kushner’s non-fiction book, ''

Masters of Doom ''Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture'' is a 2003 book by David Kushner about id Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on the video-game company's co-founders John Carmack and John ...

'', was published in 2003. His second non-fiction book, '' Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids'', was published in 2005. Kushner's book, ''Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb'', was published in 2009.

Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

In 2012, his narrative non-fiction book '' Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto'' was published. ''Jacked'' provided an inside look at the inner-workings of the video game company

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, makers of the controversial ''

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's attempt to destroy it. The book served as the basis for a film on the BBC, '' The Gamechangers''.

Alligator Candy

Kushner's 2016 autobiography, ''Alligator Candy'', describes the abduction and murder of his preteen brother, Jonathan Kushner. One of the individuals convicted for murder, Johnny Paul Witt, was executed by the State of Florida after a lengthy appeal (see Wainwright v. Witt). David Kushner's book investigates details of the murder and describes the emotional trauma this inflicted on the family.

Silk Road

Kushner's 2014 ''

'' Article, "Dead End on Silk Road: Internet Crime Kingpin Ross Ulbricht's Big Fall," is the basis for 2021 film ''Silk Road''.

Zola

Kushner's 2016 ''

'' Article, "Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted," has been adapted into the 2021 film '' Zola''.

Bibliography

Books

* The Players Ball: A Genius, a Con Man, and the Secret History of the Internet’s Rise 2019 * Rise of the Dungeon Master: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D 2017 * Alligator Candy: A Memoir 2016 * The World's Most Dangerous Geek: And More True Hacking Stories 2016 * Prepare to Meet Thy Doom: And More True Gaming Stories 2015 * The Bones of Marianna: A Reform School, a Terrible Secret, and a Hundred-Year Fight for Justice 2013 * * Levittown: Two Extraordinary Families, One Ruthless Tycoon, and the Fight for the American Dream 2009 * Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas 2005 * *A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World

Essays and reporting

Podcasts

Alligator Candy

Filmography

*'' The Gamechangers'' (2015) * ''Zola'' (2021) * ''Silk Road'' (2021)

References

* ''This article uses content from the

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External links

David Kushner's website

Internet Archive: GameSpy's interview with Kushner

Levittown by David Kushner
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