Top Hacker News Books of All Time

Hacker News Books

Lists > All Time Top Books

All Time Top Books on Hacker News

More than 40 million comments have been processed to bring you the most popular books of all time on Hacker News.

Showing 4301 - 4400 of 5993 books

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction cover

4301. Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

by Timothy Gowers

Read 2 comments

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments cover

4302. Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments

by Robert Bruce Thompson

Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code cover

4303. Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code

by Van Lindberg

Read 5 comments

The Quest for Artificial Intelligence cover

4304. The Quest for Artificial Intelligence

by Nils J. Nilsson

The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics) cover

4305. The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics)

by James Boswell

JavaScript Enlightenment cover

4306. JavaScript Enlightenment

1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England cover

4307. 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

by Walter Carruthers Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman

The Science of Programming (Monographs in Computer Science) cover

4308. The Science of Programming (Monographs in Computer Science)

by David Gries

Geometric Algebra for Physicists cover

4309. Geometric Algebra for Physicists

by Chris Doran, Anthony Lasenby

The Fractal Geometry of Nature cover

4310. The Fractal Geometry of Nature

by Benoît B. Mandelbrot, Josep Maria Llosa, Josep Maria Llosa

The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment cover

4311. The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

by Barbara Ehrenreich

Read 2 comments

Red Rising cover

4312. Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

The Internet Is My Religion cover

4313. The Internet Is My Religion

by Jim Gilliam

Read 2 comments

Babylon Bee Guide to Gender cover

4314. Babylon Bee Guide to Gender

by Babylon Bee

Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design cover

4315. Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design

by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler

Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction (Dover Transportation) cover

4316. Bicycles & Tricycles: A Classic Treatise on Their Design and Construction (Dover Transportation)

by Archibald Sharp

Target de Gaulle: The true story of the 31 attempts on the life of the French president cover

4317. Target de Gaulle: The true story of the 31 attempts on the life of the French president

by Pierre Démaret, Christian Plume

The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers cover

4318. The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers

Read 2 comments

Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series) cover

4319. Modern C++ Design: Generic Programming and Design Patterns Applied (C++ In-Depth Series)

by Andrei Alexandrescu

Read 2 comments

The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated) cover

4320. The Prophet (Reader's Library Classics) (Illustrated)

by Kahlil Gibran

Texting Manual 4 Every1: A compilation of over 5000 Signs, acronyms and texting symbols cover

4321. Texting Manual 4 Every1: A compilation of over 5000 Signs, acronyms and texting symbols

by Alexis McGeachy

TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY cover

4322. TURKS IN WORLD HISTORY

by Carter V. Findley

The CIA World Factbook 2025-2026 cover

4323. The CIA World Factbook 2025-2026

by Central Intelligence Agency

Why We're Polarized cover

4324. Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein

Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy cover

4325. Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy

by Alex Moazed, Nicholas L. Johnson

Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) cover

4326. Objective-C Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (Big Nerd Ranch Guides)

by Aaron Hillegass

Read 3 comments

Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence) cover

4327. Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence)

by Harold Abelson, Andrea Disessa

Modules vs. microservices cover

4328. Modules vs. microservices

Your Money or Your Life - Revised and Updated: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence cover

4329. Your Money or Your Life - Revised and Updated: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence

by Vicki Robin

Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome cover

4330. Dr. Pascarelli's Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

by Emil F. Pascarelli

Read 2 comments

The Goal cover

4331. The Goal

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists (Texts in Computing) cover

4332. An Introduction to Lambda Calculi for Computer Scientists (Texts in Computing)

by Chris Hankin

How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization cover

4333. How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization

by Mortimer Jerome Adler

The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books) cover

4334. The West Side Carbondale, Pennsylvania Mine Fire (Pennsylvania Heritage Books)

by Kathleen Purcell Munley

Fire Underground cover

4335. Fire Underground

by David DeKok

An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (Computational Molecular Biology) cover

4336. An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (Computational Molecular Biology)

by Neil C. Jones, Pavel A. Pevzner

Read 2 comments

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace cover

4337. On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

by Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen

Superflat (English and Japanese Edition) cover

4338. Superflat (English and Japanese Edition)

by 村上隆

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People cover

4339. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

by Susan Weinschenk

ART OF FIRE cover

4340. ART OF FIRE

by James McKelvey

Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors cover

4341. Sounds from the Bell Jar: Ten Psychotic Authors

by Gordon Claridge, Ruth Pryor, Gwen Watkins

A Naval History of World War I cover

4342. A Naval History of World War I

by Paul G. Halpern

Read 2 comments

Thinking with Data cover

4343. Thinking with Data

Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy) cover

4344. Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great (The Alexander Trilogy)

by Mary Renault

The Red Book (Philemon) cover

4345. The Red Book (Philemon)

by Carl G. Jung

Theory of Moral Sentiments (Great Books in Philosophy) cover

4346. Theory of Moral Sentiments (Great Books in Philosophy)

by Adam Smith

Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming InterviewQuestions and Solutions cover

4347. Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming InterviewQuestions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World cover

4348. American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World

by David E. Stannard

One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player cover

4349. One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

by Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson

The Definitive Guide to SQLite (Expert's Voice in Open Source) cover

4350. The Definitive Guide to SQLite (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

by Grant Allen

Operating System Design: The XINU Approach cover

4351. Operating System Design: The XINU Approach

by Douglas Comer

How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto – A Witty Antidote to Modern Work Culture cover

4352. How to Be Idle: A Loafer's Manifesto – A Witty Antidote to Modern Work Culture

by Tom Hodgkinson

No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam cover

4353. No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

by Reza Aslan

Readings in Computer Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

4354. Readings in Computer Architecture (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by Mark D. Hill

Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet cover

4355. Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth Is Plundering the Planet

by Ugo Bardi

Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems cover

4356. Mathematical Methods for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems

by Edward R. Dougherty, Charles Robert Giardina

Inside the As/400 cover

4357. Inside the As/400

by Frank G. Soltis

Why We Nap: Evolution, Chronobiology, and Functions of Polyphasic and Ultrashort Sleep cover

4358. Why We Nap: Evolution, Chronobiology, and Functions of Polyphasic and Ultrashort Sleep

by Claudio Stampi

Hadoop: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition cover

4359. Hadoop: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition

Hadoop Application Architectures cover

4360. Hadoop Application Architectures

Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5 cover

4361. Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5

by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School cover

4362. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

by John Medina

The Northern Crusades: Second Edition cover

4363. The Northern Crusades: Second Edition

by Eric Christiansen

Read 2 comments

Nero: Emperor and Court cover

4364. Nero: Emperor and Court

by J. F. Drinkwater

Fascinating Fungi of New England cover

4365. Fascinating Fungi of New England

by Lawrence Millman

100 Edible Mushrooms cover

4366. 100 Edible Mushrooms

by Michael Kuo

Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms cover

4367. Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

by Alexander Schwab

Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality cover

4368. Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality

by Ronald L. Mallett, Bruce B. Henderson

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income cover

4369. ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

by Darren Rowse

Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community cover

4370. Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community

by Joy Deangdeelert Cho

French Revolution (Revolutions in the Modern World) cover

4371. French Revolution (Revolutions in the Modern World)

by J. F. Bosher

How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk cover

4372. How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk

by Douglas W. Hubbard, Richard Seiersen

Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life cover

4373. Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life

by Freeman J. Dyson

The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series) cover

4374. The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series)

by Peter C. Zimmerman

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life cover

4375. The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of Life

by Robert Becker, Gary Selden

Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates cover

4376. Unmasked: The Global Failure of COVID Mask Mandates

by Ian Miller

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents cover

4377. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson

The Boron Letters cover

4378. The Boron Letters

by Gary Halbert, Bond Halbert

The 2007 Report on Finished Weft Knit Fabrics Made of Broad Fabrics Measuring at Least 12 Inches Wide That Have Been Knit and Finished in the Same ... Hosiery: World Market Segmentation by City cover

4379. The 2007 Report on Finished Weft Knit Fabrics Made of Broad Fabrics Measuring at Least 12 Inches Wide That Have Been Knit and Finished in the Same ... Hosiery: World Market Segmentation by City

The Maxwellians (Cornell History of Science) cover

4380. The Maxwellians (Cornell History of Science)

by Bruce J. Hunt

Inside the C++ Object Model cover

4381. Inside the C++ Object Model

by Stanley B. Lippman

Read 2 comments

Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age cover

4382. Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age

by Ann Blair

Notebooks, English Virtuosi, and Early Modern Science cover

4383. Notebooks, English Virtuosi, and Early Modern Science

by Richard Yeo

The Measurement of Time: Time, Frequency and the Atomic Clock cover

4384. The Measurement of Time: Time, Frequency and the Atomic Clock

by Claude Audoin, Bernard Guinot

ARM System-on-Chip Architecture cover

4385. ARM System-on-Chip Architecture

by Stephen B. Furber

Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders cover

4386. Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders

by L. David Marquet

The Gone-Away World (Vintage Contemporaries) cover

4387. The Gone-Away World (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Nick Harkaway

Fractals and Scaling in Finance: Discontinuity, Concentration, Risk. Selecta Volume E cover

4388. Fractals and Scaling in Finance: Discontinuity, Concentration, Risk. Selecta Volume E

by Benoit B. Mandelbrot

Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know cover

4389. Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know

by Gregory Wrightstone

Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal [A Cookbook] cover

4390. Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal [A Cookbook]

by Jennifer McLagan

Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear cover

4391. Extreme Privacy: What It Takes to Disappear

by Michael Bazzell

A Hellenistic Anthology (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) cover

4392. A Hellenistic Anthology (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics)

by Neil Hopkinson

Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command cover

4393. Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command

by Andrew Gordon, Gilbert Andrew Hugh Gordon

The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters) cover

4394. The Pattern on the Stone (Science Masters)

by W. Daniel Hillis

Using Google App Engine cover

4395. Using Google App Engine

Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy (Studies in Critical Social Sciences) cover

4396. Sanctions as War: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives on American Geo-Economic Strategy (Studies in Critical Social Sciences)

by Stuart Davis

The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes cover

4397. The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Voyage of the Space Beagle cover

4398. The Voyage of the Space Beagle

by A. E. van Vogt

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age cover

4399. Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age

by Peter Paret, Gordon Alexander Craig, Felix Gilbert

German Army 1933-1945 cover

4400. German Army 1933-1945

by Matthew Cooper