Hacker News Books for 2009

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Hacker News Books for 2009

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2009.

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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed cover

101. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos

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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

102. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell

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Asian Americans: Achievement Beyond Iq cover

103. Asian Americans: Achievement Beyond Iq

by James Robert Flynn

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Steaming to Bamboola: The World of a Tramp Freighter cover

104. Steaming to Bamboola: The World of a Tramp Freighter

by Christopher Buckley

New Science Of Strong Materials (Penguin Science) cover

105. New Science Of Strong Materials (Penguin Science)

by J E Gordon

The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life cover

106. The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life

by John Daido Loori

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shambhala Library) cover

107. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shambhala Library)

by Shunryu Suzuki

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose cover

108. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

by Eckhart Tolle

Climate of Fear: Why We Shouldn't Worry about Global Warming cover

109. Climate of Fear: Why We Shouldn't Worry about Global Warming

by Thomas Gale Moore

Programming Clojure (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

110. Programming Clojure (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Stuart Halloway

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The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud**And those who are too fearful to do so cover

111. The Deniers: The World Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud**And those who are too fearful to do so

by Lawrence Solomon

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112. Aesthetics, Well-Being and Health: Essays Within Architecture and Environmental Aesthetics (Ethnoscapes)

by Birgit Cold

Heavyhands Walking Book cover

113. Heavyhands Walking Book

by Leonard Schwartz

Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression, 2nd Edition cover

114. Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression, 2nd Edition

by Frederick K. Goodwin, Kay Redfield Jamison

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Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print cover

115. Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print

by Marilyn Jager Adams

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Statistics in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) cover

116. Statistics in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

by Sarah Boslaugh, Dr. Paul Watters

Introductory Statistics, Second Edition cover

117. Introductory Statistics, Second Edition

by Sheldon M. Ross

The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education cover

118. The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education

by Grace Llewellyn

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Handbook of Intelligence cover

119. Handbook of Intelligence

by Robert J. Sternberg

Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence, Third Edition cover

120. Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence, Third Edition

by Alan S. Kaufman, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger

Assessment of Children: Cognitive Foundations, 5th Edition cover

121. Assessment of Children: Cognitive Foundations, 5th Edition

by Jerome M. Sattler

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time cover

122. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon

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Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything cover

123. Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything

by Steven Levy

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The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age cover

124. The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age

by Jeffrey Rosen

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Dark Age Ahead cover

125. Dark Age Ahead

by Jane Jacobs

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

126. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (3rd Edition) cover

127. Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X (3rd Edition)

by Aaron Hillegass

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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book) cover

128. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book)

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method cover

129. How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method

by George Pólya

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Speaking Secrets of the Masters: The Personal Techniques Used by 22 of the World's Top Professional Speakers cover

130. Speaking Secrets of the Masters: The Personal Techniques Used by 22 of the World's Top Professional Speakers

by Speakers Roundtable, Cavett Robert, Ken Blanchard, Charlie Plumb, Jim Newman, Herb True, Don Hutson, Daniel Burrus, Ty Boyd, Tony Alessandra, Jim Cathcart, Nido Qubein, Naomi Rhode, Charlie Jones, Tom Winninger, Jim Tunney, Patricia Fripp, Art Holst, Danny Cox, Allan Hurst, Bill Gove, Brian S. Tracy, Ira Hayes

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The Holographic Universe cover

131. The Holographic Universe

by Michael Talbot

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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality cover

132. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

by Brian Greene

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Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity cover

133. Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity

by David W. Galenson

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Building Scalable Web Sites cover

134. Building Scalable Web Sites

by Cal Henderson

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The Nine Nations of North America cover

135. The Nine Nations of North America

by Joel Garreau

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Statistics: A Gentle Introduction cover

136. Statistics: A Gentle Introduction

by Frederick Lawrence Coolidge

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life cover

137. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

by Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter

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Quality Software Management cover

138. Quality Software Management

by Norman L. Kerth

Warfighting cover

139. Warfighting

by U. S. Marine Corps Staff, United States Marine Corps

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Slaughterhouse: The Handbook of the Eastern Front cover

140. Slaughterhouse: The Handbook of the Eastern Front

by Keith E. Bonn

The Art of War in Western World cover

141. The Art of War in Western World

by Archer Jones

House of Cards cover

142. House of Cards

by Robyn M. Dawes

The Manga Guide to Statistics cover

143. The Manga Guide to Statistics

by Shin Takahashi, Co Ltd Trend

Game Theory and Strategy (New Mathematical Library, No. 36) cover

144. Game Theory and Strategy (New Mathematical Library, No. 36)

by Philip D. Straffin

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Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction cover

145. Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction

by K. G. Binmore

Taiko cover

146. Taiko

by Eiji Yoshikawa

Katsuno's Revenge and Other Tales of the Samurai cover

147. Katsuno's Revenge and Other Tales of the Samurai

by Asataro Miyamori

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time cover

148. Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

by Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

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Musashi cover

149. Musashi

by 吉川英治

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The Arabian Nights (New Deluxe Edition) cover

150. The Arabian Nights (New Deluxe Edition)

by Muhsin Mahdi

The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology cover

151. The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology

by Nathaniel Branden

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The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk! cover

152. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk!

by Jack Trout

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The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan (Tuttle Classics) cover

153. The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan (Tuttle Classics)

by Yasushi Inoue

The Book of Numbers cover

154. The Book of Numbers

by John H. Conway, Richard Guy

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Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples cover

155. Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples

by John Robbins

To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design cover

156. To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design

by Henry Petroski

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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness cover

157. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

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The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language cover

158. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

by Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum

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Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns cover

159. Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns

by Kent Beck

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Japanese Step by Step : An Innovative Approach to Speaking and Reading Japanese cover

160. Japanese Step by Step : An Innovative Approach to Speaking and Reading Japanese

by Dr. Sally Ward

What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics (Linguistics) cover

161. What Makes Airplanes Fly?: History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics (Linguistics)

by Peter P. Wegener

War Nerd cover

162. War Nerd

by Gary Brecher

Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening cover

163. Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening

by Stephen Batchelor

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Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide cover

164. Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide

by Barry Magid

The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat, Revised & Updated cover

165. The Essentials of Living Aboard a Boat, Revised & Updated

by Mark Nicholas

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking cover

166. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., Zoë François

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Inside American Education cover

167. Inside American Education

by Thomas Sowell

Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition) cover

168. Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik

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169. Cross-Time Engineer (Adventures of Conrad Stargard, Book 1)

by Leo Frankowski

Without Feathers cover

170. Without Feathers

by Woody Allen

Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (with CD-ROM) cover

171. Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (with CD-ROM)

by Jay L. Devore, Nicholas R. Farnum

The Body Fat Solution: Five Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscles, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight cover

172. The Body Fat Solution: Five Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscles, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight

by Tom Venuto

Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State cover

173. Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State

by Götz Aly

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Software Project Survival Guide (Developer Best Practices) cover

174. Software Project Survival Guide (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell

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Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) cover

175. Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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Fair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution cover

176. Fair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution

by Steven J. Brams, Alan D. Taylor

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The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling cover

177. The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling

by James Hillman

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work cover

178. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

by Matthew B. Crawford

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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book) cover

179. The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)

by Neal Stephenson

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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work cover

180. The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

by Alain De Botton

Physics for Future Presidents cover

181. Physics for Future Presidents

by Richard Muller

The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong cover

182. The Management Myth: Why the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong

by Matthew Stewart

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

183. 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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Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology cover

184. Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology

by Stan J. Liebowitz, Stephen E. Margolis

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The Book of Xen: A Practical Guide for the System Administrator cover

185. The Book of Xen: A Practical Guide for the System Administrator

by Chris Takemura, Luke S. Crawford

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The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution cover

186. The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

by Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending

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The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual cover

187. The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual

by United States. Department of the Army, United States Marine Corps

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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics cover

188. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

by Timothy Gowers, June Barrow-Green, Imre Leader

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

189. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Robert C. Martin

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Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen cover

190. Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen

by Alton Brown

Value Investing Made Easy: Benjamin Graham's Classic Investment Strategy Explained for Everyone cover

191. Value Investing Made Easy: Benjamin Graham's Classic Investment Strategy Explained for Everyone

by Janet Lowe

How To Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own cover

192. How To Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own

by Barry Farber

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature cover

193. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

by Steven Pinker, Victor Bevine, Roc Filella Escolà, ʻImanuʾel Loṭem

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The Limits of Software: People, Projects, and Perspectives cover

194. The Limits of Software: People, Projects, and Perspectives

by Robert N. Britcher

Illustrating Evolutionary Computation with Mathematica (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Artificial Intelligence) cover

195. Illustrating Evolutionary Computation with Mathematica (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Artificial Intelligence)

by Christian Jacob

Homage to Catalonia cover

196. Homage to Catalonia

by George Orwell

The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition cover

197. The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition

by Robert Axelrod

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The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War (Canto) cover

198. The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War (Canto)

by Gerald Brenan

Pretending to Be Normal: Living With Asperger's Syndrome cover

199. Pretending to Be Normal: Living With Asperger's Syndrome

by Liane Holliday Willey

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

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

by Jessica Livingston

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