<DIV>4chan is the "Anti-Facebook," a site that radically encourages anonymity. It spawned the hacktivist group Anonymous, which famously defended WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by bringing down MasterCard's and Visa's Web sites. Created by a 15-year-old wunderkind in 2003, it is the creative force behind "the Web's most infectious memes and catchphrases" (<i>Wired</i>). Today it has over 12 million monthly users, with enormous social influence to match.<BR><BR><i>Epic Win</i> is the first book to tell 4chan's story. Longtime blogger and 4chan expert Cole Stryker writes with a voice that is engrossingly informative and approachable. Whether examining the 4chan- provoked Jessi Slaughter saga and how cyber-bullying is part of our new reality, or explaining how Sarah Palin's email account was leaked, <i>Epic Win for Anonymous</i> proves 4chan's transformative cultural impact, and how it has influenced--and will continue to influence-- society at large.</div>