Mastering Bitcoin is a book for developers, but the first two chapters cover bitcoin at a level that is approachable to non-programmers. Anyone with a basic understanding of technology can read the first two chapters and get a great understanding of bitcoin.
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) and [O'Reilly Media](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032281.do). For a limited time, the book is also sold for bitcoin at the [author's site](http://bitcoinbook.info)
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# Translations
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