came across this in a book and i could not figure out what typeface it is, can anyone help me out?

Looks like Gridnik, from The Foundry:
http://www.foundrytypes.co.uk/
House Industries’ United is another option:
http://www.houseind.com/index.php?page=showfont&id=531&subpage=un_fonts_...
Octin, from Typodermic, might also fit the bill:
http://typodermic.com/151.html
And from an old thread, this list:
Mandrax (Mario Feliciano)
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/feliciano/bs-mandrax/
Chunkfeeder (Typeco)
http://www.typeco.com/MainFrameset.html
Lingua (Process Type Foundry)
http://www.processtypefoundry.com/typefaces/lingua/indexsans.html
Gruppe (Boris Moser)
http://www.helldunkel.com/2005/set.htm
Monodon (Cape Arcona)
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/capearcona/ca-monodon/
Vectrex (Lineto)
Hoboken High (Lineto)
Container (Lineto)
http://www.lineto.com/
Community Service (Your Work For Them)
Formation (You Work For Them)
http://www.youworkforthem.com/list.php?cat=46
45 Degrees (Identikal)
Camo Sans (Identikal)
Rally (Identikal)
http://www.identikalshop.com
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