Hacker News Books for 2009

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Hacker News Books for 2009

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2009.

Showing 501 - 600 of 766 books

The Star Diaries cover

501. The Star Diaries

by Stanisław Lem

They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators cover

502. They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators

by Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, David Lefer

How to Make the Most out of Every Media Appearance cover

503. How to Make the Most out of Every Media Appearance

by George Merlis

The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal cover

504. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

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Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook cover

505. Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook

by Rickford Grant

Cellular Automata And Complexity: Collected Papers cover

506. Cellular Automata And Complexity: Collected Papers

by Stephen Wolfram

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Growing Artificial Societies: Social Science From the Bottom Up (Complex Adaptive Systems) cover

507. Growing Artificial Societies: Social Science From the Bottom Up (Complex Adaptive Systems)

by Joshua M. Epstein, Robert Axtell

Test Driven Development: By Example cover

508. Test Driven Development: By Example

by Kent Beck

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The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society cover

509. The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What it Means for Business and Society

by Eric D. Beinhocker

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The Soul of A New Machine cover

510. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization cover

511. One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization

by Dee Hock

A Computer Called LEO: Lyons Tea Shops and the World's First Office Computer cover

512. A Computer Called LEO: Lyons Tea Shops and the World's First Office Computer

by Georgina Ferry

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A New Kind of Science cover

513. A New Kind of Science

by Stephen Wolfram

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Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Bantam Classics) cover

514. Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Bantam Classics)

by Mark Twain

Peer-to-Peer : Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies cover

515. Peer-to-Peer : Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies

by Andrew Oram

Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition) cover

516. Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition)

by Alan Dix

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The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science) cover

517. The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size (Penguin Press Science)

by Tor Norretranders

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City cover

518. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City

by Jonathan Mahler

iPhone in Action: Introduction to Web and SDK Development cover

519. iPhone in Action: Introduction to Web and SDK Development

by Christopher Allen, Shannon Appelcline

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't cover

520. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

by Jim Collins

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Tested Advertising Methods (5th Edition) (Prentice Hall Business Classics) cover

521. Tested Advertising Methods (5th Edition) (Prentice Hall Business Classics)

by John Caples

Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? cover

522. Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?

by Susan Weinschenk

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The Nature of Intelligence (Novartis Foundation Symposia) cover

523. The Nature of Intelligence (Novartis Foundation Symposia)

by Kate Webb, Jamie Goode, Gregory Bock

How to Write, Speak and Think More Effectively (Signet) cover

524. How to Write, Speak and Think More Effectively (Signet)

by Rudolf Flesch

Cryptonomicon cover

525. Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

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Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent cover

526. Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent

Learn Objective-C on the Mac (Learn Series) cover

527. Learn Objective-C on the Mac (Learn Series)

by Scott Knaster, Mark Dalrymple

Calendrical Calculations Millennium edition cover

528. Calendrical Calculations Millennium edition

by Edward M. Reingold, Nachum Dershowitz

Programming PHP cover

529. Programming PHP

by Rasmus Lerdorf, Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre

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Language Acquisition Made Practical: Field Methods for Language Learners cover

530. Language Acquisition Made Practical: Field Methods for Language Learners

by Tom Brewster, Betty Sue Brewster

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Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives cover

531. Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives

by John Naisbitt

Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur cover

532. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur

by Dermot Berkery

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The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Stanford Business Books) cover

533. The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Stanford Business Books)

by Chong-Moon Lee

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International Economics: Theory And Policy (7th Edition) cover

534. International Economics: Theory And Policy (7th Edition)

by Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld

Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain cover

535. Caffeine for the Creative Mind: 250 Exercises to Wake Up Your Brain

by Stefan Mumaw

The Teacher Unions: How They Sabotage Educational Reform and Why cover

536. The Teacher Unions: How They Sabotage Educational Reform and Why

by Myron Lieberman

Images of Organization cover

537. Images of Organization

by Gareth Morgan

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Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain: A Creative Approach to Getting Organized cover

538. Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain: A Creative Approach to Getting Organized

by Lee Silber

Creative Sparks: An Index of 150+ Concepts, Images and Exercises to Ignite Your Design Ingenuity cover

539. Creative Sparks: An Index of 150+ Concepts, Images and Exercises to Ignite Your Design Ingenuity

by Jim Krause

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative cover

540. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative

by Roger von Oech

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CSS: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual cover

541. CSS: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual

Intellectual Property Cases and Materials on Trademark, Copyright and Patent Law (University Casebook Series) cover

542. Intellectual Property Cases and Materials on Trademark, Copyright and Patent Law (University Casebook Series)

by Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall

Intellectual Property- Cases and Materials on Trademark, Copyright and Patent Law, 2nd Edition, 2007 Supplement (University Casebooks) cover

543. Intellectual Property- Cases and Materials on Trademark, Copyright and Patent Law, 2nd Edition, 2007 Supplement (University Casebooks)

by Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, Katherine J. Strandburg

The Biology of Love cover

544. The Biology of Love

by Arthur Janov

Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study of How the Gifted Grow Up cover

545. Terman's Kids: The Groundbreaking Study of How the Gifted Grow Up

by Joel N. Shurkin

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The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-By-step Guide To Mastering The Skills Taught In America's Top Business Schools cover

546. The Ten-Day MBA: A Step-By-step Guide To Mastering The Skills Taught In America's Top Business Schools

by Steven Silbiger

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A Language Older Than Words cover

547. A Language Older Than Words

by Derrick Jensen

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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture cover

548. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

by Ellen Ruppel Shell

Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language cover

549. Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language

by Random House Value Publishing

Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design cover

550. Beautiful Architecture: Leading Thinkers Reveal the Hidden Beauty in Software Design

by Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios Gousios

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Readings in Database Systems (MIT Press) cover

551. Readings in Database Systems (MIT Press)

by Joseph M. Hellerstein, Michael Stonebraker

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Beautiful Architecture cover

552. Beautiful Architecture

by Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios Gousios

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Mathematics for the Million: How to Master the Magic of Numbers cover

553. Mathematics for the Million: How to Master the Magic of Numbers

by Lancelot Hogben

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Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian) cover

554. Strategy: Second Revised Edition (Meridian)

by Hart B. H. Liddell

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation cover

555. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

556. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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You Can Negotiate Anything: The World's Best Negotiator Tells You How To Get What You Want cover

557. You Can Negotiate Anything: The World's Best Negotiator Tells You How To Get What You Want

by Herb Cohen

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Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 cover

558. Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069

by Neil Howe, William Strauss

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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives cover

559. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

by Leonard Mlodinow

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On Intelligence cover

560. On Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee

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The Geek Atlas cover

561. The Geek Atlas

by John Graham-Cumming

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Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations cover

562. Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations

by David E. Rumelhart

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How the Mind Works cover

563. How the Mind Works

by Steven Pinker

The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color cover

564. The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color

by Johannes Itten

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Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?: Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing cover

565. Waiting for Your Cat to Bark?: Persuading Customers When They Ignore Marketing

by Bryan Eisenberg, Jeffrey Eisenberg, Lisa T. Davis

Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age (Sloan Technology) cover

566. Crystal Fire: The Birth of the Information Age (Sloan Technology)

by Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles cover

567. Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles

by Richard B. McKenzie

Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

568. Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Jennifer Campbell

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns cover

569. Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

by Clayton Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn

Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics & Chip Design cover

570. Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics & Chip Design

by Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Electronic Projects for Musicians cover

571. Electronic Projects for Musicians

by Craig Anderton

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

572. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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The Generous Man: How Helping Others is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do cover

573. The Generous Man: How Helping Others is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do

by Tor Norretranders

Mathematics: A Discrete Introduction cover

574. Mathematics: A Discrete Introduction

by Edward A. Scheinerman

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The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times cover

575. The Pursuit of Wow! Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times

by Tom Peters

C# in Depth: What you need to master C# 2 and 3, 1st Edition cover

576. C# in Depth: What you need to master C# 2 and 3, 1st Edition

by Jon Skeet

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The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness cover

577. The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness

by Thomas J. Peters

And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina cover

578. And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina

by Paul Blustein

Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine cover

579. Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

by Randolph M. Nesse, MD, George C. Williams

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Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism cover

580. Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism

by George A. Akerlof, Robert J. Shiller

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Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less cover

581. Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less

by Nick Douglas

Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

582. Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming Third Edition (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Joe Celko

Common Morality: Deciding What to Do cover

583. Common Morality: Deciding What to Do

by Bernard Gert

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Bootstrap: Lessons Learned Building a Successful Company from Scratch cover

584. Bootstrap: Lessons Learned Building a Successful Company from Scratch

by Kenneth L. Hess

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Professional Assembly Language cover

585. Professional Assembly Language

by Richard Blum

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Programming Pearls (2nd Edition) cover

586. Programming Pearls (2nd Edition)

by Jon Louis Bentley

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Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate cover

587. Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides are Wrong in the Race Debate

by Kenan Malik

Practical Electronics for Inventors cover

588. Practical Electronics for Inventors

by Paul Scherz

Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief cover

589. Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief

by Jordan B. Peterson

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Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age cover

590. Re-Imagine! Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age

by Thomas J. Peters

Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations cover

591. Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information cover

592. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

by Edward R. Tufte

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Economics For Dummies cover

593. Economics For Dummies

by Sean Masaki Flynn

Slow Burn: Burn Fat Faster By Exercising Slower cover

594. Slow Burn: Burn Fat Faster By Exercising Slower

by Stu Mittleman, Katherine Callan

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King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine cover

595. King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine

by Robert Moore

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The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life cover

596. The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life

by John Assaraf, Murray Smith

Excuse Me, Your Job Is Waiting: Attract the Work You Want cover

597. Excuse Me, Your Job Is Waiting: Attract the Work You Want

by Laura George

The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream cover

598. The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream

by Christopher B. Leinberger

The High Cost of Free Parking cover

599. The High Cost of Free Parking

by Donald C. Shoup

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In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State cover

600. In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State

by Charles A. Murray

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