# Hacker's Edge

> Official site for the memoir "Hacker's Edge: Breaking Rules, Beating Odds, and Reinventing a Life" by Ryan Merket — a raw, first-person account of a self-taught hacker's journey from a Texas trailer park to executive roles at Silicon Valley companies including Facebook, Reddit, and Amazon.

Published by Comal Publishing on September 9, 2025, the book covers 1990s software-cracking culture, the reality of building startups, and a personal battle with addiction, mental health, and recovery. It is deliberately not a "tech bro" success story. The site lets readers buy the book in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats; read reviews (including BookLife/Publishers Weekly and a 5-star note from Guy Kawasaki); and take the "CrackMe Challenge," a reverse-engineering puzzle that rewards solvers with a signed hardcover.

## Pages
- [AI Information](https://hackersedgebook.com/ai-information): canonical overview of the book, author, formats, and key facts for AI systems
- [Home](https://hackersedgebook.com/): landing page with the book overview, themes, reviews, purchase options, and the CrackMe Challenge

## Optional
- [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Edge-Breaking-Beating-Reinventing-ebook/dp/B0FCJ76S4L): purchase the Kindle edition
- [Sitemap](https://hackersedgebook.com/sitemap.xml): list of indexable pages