====== Books ======

**Books** are real-life objects used to distribute messages, one-time pads and other data. They are usually placed as [[dead drops|dead drops]] or ordered by postal mail.

The books often have humorous or nonsensical titles, covers inspired by mid-century modern design language, and contain various in-jokes or quips toward the counter-operation in their text. The covers and titles have appeared on the //Exciting Books// accounts on [[https://exciting-books.tumblr.com|Tumblr]] and [[https://twitter.com/excitingbooks|Twitter]]; these have been collated [[http://303.sashahart.net/book_covers/|here]].

===== Industrial Espionage in the Dryer Sheet Industry =====

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Available for mail order.

===== The Legacy of the Postal Reorganization Act =====

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Available for mail order.

===== Pawyongyang Furry Culture in North Korea =====

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Available for mail order.

===== Puzzles, Codes and Secrets =====

Available for mail order.

===== Slate Deposits in the Intermountain West =====

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**Slate Deposits in the Intermountain West** (usually referred to as **Slate** or **SD**) is a codebook for [[organizations#WORM]] agents, containing one-time pads for [[Slate messages]]. A new edition is distributed every year, containing new pads.

The book begins with nonsensical testimonials, foreword, and usage instructions. Afterwards are three sections of encryption keys: 365 numbered rows of 32 numbers each. The book ends with messages to the counter operation, i.e. us.

We are in possession of the following copies of the book:

  * [[:dead_drops:Las Vegas drop]]: [[https://otp22.org/files/books/OTP22-LV-Intermountain-Partial.pdf|2024 edition]]
  * [[:dead_drops:Ruston drop#contents|Ruston drop]]: 2024 edition
  * [[:dead_drops:Nashville drop#contents|Nashville drop]]: 2024 edition
  * [[:dead_drops:Edgewood drop]]: 2025 edition – [[https://otp22.org/files/books/Slate_2025_prelude_intro.pdf|preamble]], [[https://otp22.org/files/books/Slate_2025_outro.pdf|postamble]]

===== The Toaster in Interwar Literature =====

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Available for mail order.

===== Video Game Production in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast =====

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Available for mail order. [[:felicity_s_voicemail#november_2023|Jeff has recommended obtaining this book.]]