Hacker News Books for 2007

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Hacker News Books for 2007

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2007.

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Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age cover

1. Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age

by Paul Graham

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The Hidden Persuaders cover

2. The Hidden Persuaders

by Vance Packard

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The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth cover

3. The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth

by Eric M. Jackson

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Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want, The cover

4. Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want, The

by Mike Hernacki

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The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work cover

5. The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work

by Suzette Haden Elgin

Genderspeak: Men, Women, and the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense cover

6. Genderspeak: Men, Women, and the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense

by Suzette Haden Elgin

City of Truth (Harvest Book) cover

7. City of Truth (Harvest Book)

by James Morrow

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity cover

8. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity

by Alan Cooper

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Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice cover

9. Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice

by Prajit K. Dutta

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions cover

10. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition cover

11. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

by Steve Krug

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Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment cover

12. Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

by Tal Ben-Shahar

Envisioning Information cover

13. Envisioning Information

by Edward R. Tufte

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information cover

14. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

by Edward R. Tufte

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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience cover

15. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

by Mihaly Csikszent

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 cover

16. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

by Steve Coll

The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe) cover

17. The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)

by Peter Hopkirk

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Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software cover

18. Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software

by Eric Evans

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The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology cover

19. The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

by Robert Wright

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The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain cover

20. The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain

by Terrence William Deacon

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Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion cover

21. Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion

by Anthony Pratkanis, Elliot Aronson

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics cover

22. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

by David Jeffery Griffiths

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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) cover

23. The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)

by John Maeda

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How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) cover

24. How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)

by Ross W. Duffin

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Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation cover

25. Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation

by Adele Goldberg, David Robson

The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence cover

26. The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

by Josh Waitzkin

Electronic Commerce cover

27. Electronic Commerce

by Ronald J. Mann, Jane K. Winn

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) cover

28. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)

by Christopher M. Bishop

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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions cover

29. How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions

by Francis Wheen

Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting cover

30. Web Standards Creativity: Innovations in Web Design with XHTML, CSS, and DOM Scripting

by Cameron Adams

ITT: The Management of Opportunity cover

31. ITT: The Management of Opportunity

by Robert Sobel

Scalable Internet Architectures cover

32. Scalable Internet Architectures

by Theo Schlossnagle

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals cover

33. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

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Learning Perl cover

34. Learning Perl

by Randal Schwartz, brian foy, Tom Phoenix

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman (Helix Books) cover

35. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman (Helix Books)

by Richard P. Feynman

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Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery cover

36. Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

by Imre Lakatos

Algorithms in C++, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structure, Sorting, Searching, Third Edition cover

37. Algorithms in C++, Parts 1-4: Fundamentals, Data Structure, Sorting, Searching, Third Edition

by Robert Sedgewick

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The Algorithm Design Manual cover

38. The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S Skiena

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Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability cover

39. Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

by Steve Krug

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Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations (Bigwig Briefs) cover

40. Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations (Bigwig Briefs)

by Alex Wilmerding

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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies cover

41. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

by James Charles Collins, Jerry I. Porras

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Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision cover

42. Introductory Techniques for 3-D Computer Vision

by Emanuele Trucco, Alessandro Verri

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PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition) cover

43. PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition)

by Luke Welling

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Computer Vision: A Modern Approach cover

44. Computer Vision: A Modern Approach

by David Forsyth, Jean Ponce

Lisp in Small Pieces cover

45. Lisp in Small Pieces

by Christian Queinnec

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Bargaining for Advantage : Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People cover

46. Bargaining for Advantage : Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

by G. Richard Shell

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Programming Collective Intelligence cover

47. Programming Collective Intelligence

by Toby Segaran

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Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code cover

48. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck

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Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World cover

49. Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World

by Joe Armstrong

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How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers cover

50. How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

by William Poundstone

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Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation cover

51. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation

by K. Eric Drexler

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Code Complete (Microsoft Programming) cover

52. Code Complete (Microsoft Programming)

by Steve McConnell

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

53. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

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The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything cover

54. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

by Guy Kawasaki

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Priest, Vol. 3: Requiem for the Damned cover

55. Priest, Vol. 3: Requiem for the Damned

by Min-Woo Hyung

The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom? cover

56. The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom?

by David Brin

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

57. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) cover

58. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials)

by Clayton M. Christensen

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

59. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

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Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press) cover

60. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press)

by Peter Van Roy, Seif Haridi

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The Selfish Gene (Popular Science) cover

61. The Selfish Gene (Popular Science)

by Richard Dawkins

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Common Morality: Deciding What to Do cover

62. Common Morality: Deciding What to Do

by Bernard Gert

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The C++ Standard Template Library cover

63. The C++ Standard Template Library

by P. J. Plauger

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Vms: An Unsupported-Undocumented-Can-Go-Away-At-Any-Time Feature of Vms cover

64. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Vms: An Unsupported-Undocumented-Can-Go-Away-At-Any-Time Feature of Vms

by Bruce Ellis

An Invitation to Formal Reasoning: The Logic of Terms cover

65. An Invitation to Formal Reasoning: The Logic of Terms

by Fred Sommers, George Englebretsen

Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1) cover

66. Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1)

by Roger B. Nelsen

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Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money cover

67. Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money

by Greg Gianforte

The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right (Expert's Voice in Web Development) cover

68. The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right (Expert's Voice in Web Development)

by Adrian Holovaty, Jacob Kaplan-Moss

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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth cover

69. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth

by Paul Hoffman

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Halting State cover

70. Halting State

by Charles Stross

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Earth Story : The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet cover

71. Earth Story : The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet

by Simon Lamb, David Sington

Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X cover

72. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X

by Aaron Hillegass

Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition cover

73. Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People 2nd Edition

by G. Richard Shell

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The Elements of Style (4th Edition) cover

74. The Elements of Style (4th Edition)

by William Strunk

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Advertising Design and Typography cover

75. Advertising Design and Typography

by Alex White

Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook: The Eight Best Practices of Task and E-Mail Management cover

76. Total Workday Control Using Microsoft Outlook: The Eight Best Practices of Task and E-Mail Management

by Michael Linenberger

The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence cover

77. The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence

by Benoit Mandelbrot, Richard L. Hudson

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How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion cover

78. How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion

by Jack Lo, David Pressman

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life cover

79. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Patent Pending in 24 Hours cover

80. Patent Pending in 24 Hours

by Richard Stim, David Pressman

Patent It Yourself, 12th Edition cover

81. Patent It Yourself, 12th Edition

by David Pressman

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. cover

82. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

by Ron Chernow

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Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference cover

83. Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

by Danny Goodman

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The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing cover

84. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing

by Al Ries, Jack Trout

Algorithm Design cover

85. Algorithm Design

by Jon Kleinberg, Éva Tardos

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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits cover

86. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits

by C. K. Prahalad

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Digital Aboriginal: The Direction of Business Now: Instinctive, Nomadic, and Ever-Changing cover

87. Digital Aboriginal: The Direction of Business Now: Instinctive, Nomadic, and Ever-Changing

by Mikela Tarlow, Philip Tarlow

How To Get Rich cover

88. How To Get Rich

by Felix Dennis

Differentiate or Die: Survival in Our Era of Killer Competition cover

89. Differentiate or Die: Survival in Our Era of Killer Competition

by Jack Trout

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Advanced Mac OS X Programming (2nd Edition of Core Mac OS X & Unix Programming) cover

90. Advanced Mac OS X Programming (2nd Edition of Core Mac OS X & Unix Programming)

by Mark Dalrymple, Aaron Hillegass

RESTful Web Services cover

91. RESTful Web Services

by Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby

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The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon cover

92. The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon

by Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron, Catherine A. Allen

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The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably cover

93. The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably

by Thomas T. Nagle, John E. Hogan (Ph. D.)

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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law cover

94. The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law

by Constance E. Bagley, Craig E. Dauchy

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Building Scalable Web Sites: Building, Scaling, and Optimizing the Next Generation of Web Applications cover

95. Building Scalable Web Sites: Building, Scaling, and Optimizing the Next Generation of Web Applications

by Cal Henderson

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High Performance MySQL cover

96. High Performance MySQL

by Jeremy D. Zawodny, Derek J. Balling

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First Things First cover

97. First Things First

by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill

Programming PHP cover

98. Programming PHP

by Rasmus Lerdorf, Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre

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Phparchitect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide cover

99. Phparchitect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide

by Davey Shafik, Ben Ramsey

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

100. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

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