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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 26, 2008 - Jun 2, 2008

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto) cover

1. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Biostatistical Analysis (4th Edition) cover

2. Biostatistical Analysis (4th Edition)

by Jerrold H. Zar

Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) cover

3. Programming Pearls (2nd Edition)

by Jon Louis Bentley

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Intro Stats (2nd Edition) cover

4. Intro Stats (2nd Edition)

by Richard D. De Veaux, Paul F. Velleman, David E. Bock

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

5. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Against the Odds: An Autobiography cover

6. Against the Odds: An Autobiography

by James Dyson

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Ethan Allen: Frontier Rebel cover

7. Ethan Allen: Frontier Rebel

by Charles A. Jellison

102 Combinatorial Problems cover

8. 102 Combinatorial Problems

by Titu Andreescu, Zuming Feng

Elements of Abstract Algebra (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

9. Elements of Abstract Algebra (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Allan Clark

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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications cover

10. Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications

by Toby Segaran

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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design cover

11. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

by Jason Beaird

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To Mock a Mockingbird: And Other Logic Puzzles cover

12. To Mock a Mockingbird: And Other Logic Puzzles

by Raymond M. Smullyan

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Translucent Databases cover

13. Translucent Databases

by Peter Wayner

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Problem-Solving Strategies (Problem Books in Mathematics) cover

14. Problem-Solving Strategies (Problem Books in Mathematics)

by Arthur Engel

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Problem-Solving Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics) cover

15. Problem-Solving Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics)

by Loren C. Larson

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Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results cover

16. Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results

by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg

Abstract Algebra, 3rd Edition cover

17. Abstract Algebra, 3rd Edition

by David S. Dummit

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The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century cover

18. The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century

by Steven Watts

Guide to Business Planning (The Economist Series) cover

19. Guide to Business Planning (The Economist Series)

by Graham Friend