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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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods cover

201. What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

by Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins

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XML Schema: The W3C's Object-Oriented Descriptions for XML cover

202. XML Schema: The W3C's Object-Oriented Descriptions for XML

by Eric Vlist

A Quarter Century of UNIX cover

203. A Quarter Century of UNIX

by Peter H. Salus

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Intelligence, Genes, and Success: Scientists Respond to THE BELL CURVE (Silver Burdett Professional Publications) cover

204. Intelligence, Genes, and Success: Scientists Respond to THE BELL CURVE (Silver Burdett Professional Publications)

by Bernie Devlin

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Education's Smoking Gun: How Teachers' Colleges Have Destroyed Education in America cover

205. Education's Smoking Gun: How Teachers' Colleges Have Destroyed Education in America

by Reginald G. Damerell

UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition) cover

206. UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)

by Evi Nemeth

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Coalescent cover

207. Coalescent

by Stephen Baxter

The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition cover

208. The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Quantum Mechanics: Historical Contingency and the Copenhagen Hegemony (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) cover

209. Quantum Mechanics: Historical Contingency and the Copenhagen Hegemony (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

by James T. Cushing

Reading Rate: A Review of Research and Theory cover

210. Reading Rate: A Review of Research and Theory

by Ronald P. Carver

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions cover

211. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely

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The Einstein Syndrome cover

212. The Einstein Syndrome

by Thomas Sowell

Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis cover

213. Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis

by Dean Oliver

Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It, cover

214. Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It,

by Michael F. Cannon, Michael D. Tanner

Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School cover

215. Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School

by Philip Delves Broughton

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Nemesis: The Death Star cover

216. Nemesis: The Death Star

by Richard Muller

Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb cover

217. Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

by William Poundstone

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War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today cover

218. War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today

by Max Boot

Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science cover

219. Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science

by John M. Zelle

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture cover

220. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner

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Learning the vi Editor (Nutshell Handbooks) cover

221. Learning the vi Editor (Nutshell Handbooks)

by Linda Lamb, Daniel Gilly

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The Algorithm Design Manual cover

222. The Algorithm Design Manual

by Steven S Skiena

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I Am a Strange Loop cover

223. I Am a Strange Loop

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul cover

224. The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul

by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Daniel Clement Dennett

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The New Way Things Work cover

225. The New Way Things Work

by David Macaulay

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Beautiful Code cover

226. Beautiful Code

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals cover

227. It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals

by Suparna Damany, Jack Bellis

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Calculus, 4th edition cover

228. Calculus, 4th edition

by Michael Spivak

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Hacking Exposed Web Applications, 2nd Ed. (Hacking Exposed) cover

229. Hacking Exposed Web Applications, 2nd Ed. (Hacking Exposed)

by Joel Scambray, Mike Shema, Caleb Sima

Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy cover

230. Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy

by Martin Lindström

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Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution cover

231. Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution

by Paul G. Higgs, Teresa Attwood

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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination cover

232. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

by Neal Gabler

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iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It cover

233. iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

by Steve Wozniak, Gina Smith

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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa cover

234. Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

by Dambisa Moyo

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How to Change Your Life in 7 Steps (Quick Reads) cover

235. How to Change Your Life in 7 Steps (Quick Reads)

by John Bird

Java Concurrency in Practice cover

236. Java Concurrency in Practice

by Brian Goetz

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The Nature of Mathematical Modeling cover

237. The Nature of Mathematical Modeling

by Neil A. Gershenfeld

PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) cover

238. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition)

by Korry Douglas, Susan P. Douglas

Molecular Cell Biology (Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology) cover

239. Molecular Cell Biology (Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology)

by Harvey F. Lodish

Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Third Edition (Snyder, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria) cover

240. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Third Edition (Snyder, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria)

by Larry Snyder, Wendy Champness

Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

241. Linear Algebra Done Right (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Sheldon Jay Axler

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Mother Said: Poems cover

242. Mother Said: Poems

by Hal Sirowitz

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243. Pooh and the Philosophers

by John Tyerman Williams

Sunzi Speaks: The Art of War cover

244. Sunzi Speaks: The Art of War

by Zhizhong Cai

How To Want What You Have cover

245. How To Want What You Have

by Timothy Miller

How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery cover

246. How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery

by Lawrence L. LeShan, Lawrence Leshan

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How to Get Rich cover

247. How to Get Rich

by Felix Dennis

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Economics in One Lesson: 50th Anniversary Edition cover

248. Economics in One Lesson: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Henry Hazlitt, Steve Forbes

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Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (10th Edition) cover

249. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (10th Edition)

by Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb

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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan cover

250. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan

by Robert Kanigel

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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

251. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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The C Puzzle Book cover

252. The C Puzzle Book

by Alan R. Feuer

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The Unix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series) cover

253. The Unix Programming Environment (Prentice-Hall Software Series)

by Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike

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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians cover

254. The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians

by Peter Heather

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower cover

255. How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower

by Adrian Keith Goldsworthy

Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill cover

256. Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, And The Enduring Mistreatment Of The Mentally Ill

by Robert Whitaker

Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working cover

257. Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working

by Jonathan Rauch

Lions' Commentary on Unix cover

258. Lions' Commentary on Unix

by John Lions

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

259. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser

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Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords: How to Access 100 Million People in 10 Minutes cover

260. Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords: How to Access 100 Million People in 10 Minutes

by Perry S. Marshall, Bryan Todd

Doggy Dog Picture Book (Thingy Things) cover

261. Doggy Dog Picture Book (Thingy Things)

by Chris Raschka

Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga cover

262. Rides a Dread Legion: Book One of the Demonwar Saga

by Raymond E. Feist

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration cover

263. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

by Weston Andrew Price

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Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life cover

264. Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life

by Maxwell Maltz

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition cover

265. Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition

by Paulo Freire

The Computer Music Tutorial (MIT Press) cover

266. The Computer Music Tutorial (MIT Press)

by Curtis Roads

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Comeuppance: Costly Signaling, Altruistic Punishment, and Other Biological Components of Fiction cover

267. Comeuppance: Costly Signaling, Altruistic Punishment, and Other Biological Components of Fiction

by William Flesch

Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (Special Edition) cover

268. Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book (Special Edition)

by Michael Abrash

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Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community cover

269. Patterns of Software: Tales from the Software Community

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Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World cover

270. Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World

by Joe Armstrong

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Parkinson's Law cover

271. Parkinson's Law

by Cyril Northcote Parkinson

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Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Shambhala Classics) cover

272. Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Shambhala Classics)

by Katsuki Sekida

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Chapter Zero: Fundamental Notions of Abstract Mathematics (2nd Edition) cover

273. Chapter Zero: Fundamental Notions of Abstract Mathematics (2nd Edition)

by Carol Schumacher

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Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do about It cover

274. Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do about It

by Rudolf Franz Flesch

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Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness cover

275. Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness

by James H. Austin

Early Reading Instruction: What Science Really Tells Us about How to Teach Reading (MIT Press) cover

276. Early Reading Instruction: What Science Really Tells Us about How to Teach Reading (MIT Press)

by Diane McGuinness

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Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level cover

277. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

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Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters cover

278. Mutant 59: The Plastic-Eaters

by Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis

A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself cover

279. A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

by Joseph Telushkin

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography cover

280. The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

by Simon Singh

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Ask for the Moon and Get it: The Secret of Getting What You Want by Knowing How to Ask cover

281. Ask for the Moon and Get it: The Secret of Getting What You Want by Knowing How to Ask

by Percy Ross, Dick Samson

The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet cover

282. The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet

by Matthieu Ricard, Trinh Xuan Thuan

Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer cover

283. Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer

by Douglas K. Smith, Robert C. Alexander

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Cantor's Dilemma: A Novel cover

284. Cantor's Dilemma: A Novel

by Carl Djerassi

Calculus: Early Transcendentals cover

285. Calculus: Early Transcendentals

by James Stewart

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Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision cover

286. Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision

by H.W. Crocker III, H. W. Crocker

On The Experience Of Time cover

287. On The Experience Of Time

by Robert E. Ornstein

I Will Teach You To Be Rich cover

288. I Will Teach You To Be Rich

by Ramit Sethi

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The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice cover

289. The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice

by Robin Williams

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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition) cover

290. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition)

by Stuart Jonathan Russell, Peter Norvig

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Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism cover

291. Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism

by Brink Lindsey

Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours cover

292. Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours

by Phillip Longman

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

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

by Cal Henderson

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High Performance Web Sites cover

294. High Performance Web Sites

by Steve Souders

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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things cover

295. The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

by Barry Glassner

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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It cover

296. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

by Michael E. Gerber

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The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions cover

297. The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions

by Gurbaksh Chahal

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The Book of the Book cover

298. The Book of the Book

by Idries Shah

Programming Collective Intelligence cover

299. Programming Collective Intelligence

by Toby Segaran

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The Art and Craft of Problem Solving cover

300. The Art and Craft of Problem Solving

by Paul Zeitz

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