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 Computers Still Can't Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason cover

601. What Computers Still Can't Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason

by Hubert L. Dreyfus

So You Want To Be A Wall Street Programmer? cover

602. So You Want To Be A Wall Street Programmer?

by Andrey Butov

NASA Apollo 11: Owners' Workshop Manual cover

603. NASA Apollo 11: Owners' Workshop Manual

by Christopher Riley, Philip Dolling

Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software cover

604. Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732 Bugs, and One Quest for Transcendent Software

by Scott Rosenberg

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The Pleasures of Counting cover

605. The Pleasures of Counting

by Thomas William Körner

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The Stories of English cover

606. The Stories of English

by David Crystal

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Bias in Mental Testing cover

607. Bias in Mental Testing

by Arthur Robert Jensen

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The Little Schemer - 4th Edition cover

608. The Little Schemer - 4th Edition

by Daniel P. Friedman, Matthias Felleisen

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Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age cover

609. Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age

by Steven Levy

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Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) cover

610. Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1)

by Robin Hobb

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage cover

611. A Dictionary of Modern American Usage

by Bryan A. Garner

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be: The world's best selling book cover

612. It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be: The world's best selling book

by Paul Arden

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The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution cover

613. The Origins of Order: Self-Organization and Selection in Evolution

by Stuart A. Kauffman

A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought) cover

614. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)

by Vernor Vinge

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A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates cover

615. A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates

by Rand Corporation

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Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands cover

616. Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands

by Michael Chabon

Unix Power Tools, Third Edition cover

617. Unix Power Tools, Third Edition

by Shelley Powers

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The Best American Short Stories 2005 (The Best American Series) cover

618. The Best American Short Stories 2005 (The Best American Series)

by Michael Chabon, Katrina Kenison

Learn to Program Using Python: A Tutorial for Hobbyists, Self-Starters, and All Who Want to Learn the Art of Computer Programming cover

619. Learn to Program Using Python: A Tutorial for Hobbyists, Self-Starters, and All Who Want to Learn the Art of Computer Programming

by Alan Gauld

Python Web Programming cover

620. Python Web Programming

by Steve Holden, David M. Beazley

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Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel cover

621. Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel

by Richard K. Morgan

Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist cover

622. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

by Roger Lowenstein

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Expert One on One Oracle cover

623. Expert One on One Oracle

by KYTE

Simply Scheme - 2nd Edition: Introducing Computer Science cover

624. Simply Scheme - 2nd Edition: Introducing Computer Science

by Brian Harvey, Matthew Wright

The Rails Way cover

625. The Rails Way

by Obie Fernandez

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A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age cover

626. A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age

by Daniel H. Pink

Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism cover

627. Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism

by Jonathan Rieder

Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play: The Demise of Dysfunctional Selling and the Advent of Helping Clients Succeed cover

628. Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play: The Demise of Dysfunctional Selling and the Advent of Helping Clients Succeed

by Mahan Khalsa

Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation cover

629. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation

by K. Eric Drexler

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Lessons for Students in Architecture cover

630. Lessons for Students in Architecture

by Herman Hertzberger

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

631. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics cover

632. Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics

by Gerald Jay Sussman, Jack Wisdom, Meinhard Edwin Mayer

Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence) cover

633. Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (Artificial Intelligence)

by Harold Abelson, Andrea Disessa

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Design Patterns in Ruby cover

634. Design Patterns in Ruby

by Russ Olsen

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Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date cover

635. Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date

by Robert X. Cringely

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Starting Strength: A Simple and Practical Guide for Coaching Beginners cover

636. Starting Strength: A Simple and Practical Guide for Coaching Beginners

by Mark Rippetoe

Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer cover

637. Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer

by Stan Veit

The Sandler Rules: 49 Timeless Selling Principles and How to Apply Them cover

638. The Sandler Rules: 49 Timeless Selling Principles and How to Apply Them

by David H. Sandler

Analysis by Its History (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

639. Analysis by Its History (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Ernst Hairer, Gerhard Wanner

Go To: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Iconoclasts-- the Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution cover

640. Go To: The Story of the Math Majors, Bridge Players, Engineers, Chess Wizards, Maverick Scientists, and Iconoclasts-- the Programmers Who Created the Software Revolution

by Steve Lohr

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Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing cover

641. Numerical Recipes in C++: The Art of Scientific Computing

by William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. Flannery

Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra cover

642. Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra

by Tom M. Apostol

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C: A Reference Manual (5th Edition) cover

643. C: A Reference Manual (5th Edition)

by Samuel P. Harbison, Guy L. Steele

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Post-Scarcity Anarchism (Working Classics) cover

644. Post-Scarcity Anarchism (Working Classics)

by Murray Bookchin

Professional SQL Server 2005 CLR Programming: with Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Aggregates and Types cover

645. Professional SQL Server 2005 CLR Programming: with Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Aggregates and Types

by Derek Comingore, Douglas Hinson

Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide cover

646. Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide

by Emil Pascarelli, M.D., Deborah Quilter

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Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom cover

647. Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom

by Richard A. Burgess

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Relearning to See: Improve Your Eyesight Naturally! cover

648. Relearning to See: Improve Your Eyesight Naturally!

by Thomas R. Quackenbush

Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition cover

649. Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition

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

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The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

650. The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Donald Ervin Knuth

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Possible Schools: The Reggio Approach to Urban Education (Early Childhood Education) cover

651. Possible Schools: The Reggio Approach to Urban Education (Early Childhood Education)

by Ann Lewin-Benham

Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3rd Updated Edition (Book & CD-ROM) cover

652. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 3rd Updated Edition (Book & CD-ROM)

by David C. Lay

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Network Security Hacks cover

653. Network Security Hacks

by Andrew Lockhart

Behind the Wheel French (8 CD Course) (French Edition) cover

654. Behind the Wheel French (8 CD Course) (French Edition)

by Mark Frobose

Beginning Chinese Reader (Beginning Chinese Reader, Part I) cover

655. Beginning Chinese Reader (Beginning Chinese Reader, Part I)

by John DeFrancis, Chia-yee Yung Teng, Chih-sheng Yung

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Electric Circuits (7th Edition) cover

656. Electric Circuits (7th Edition)

by James William Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel

Electric Circuits (8th Edition) cover

657. Electric Circuits (8th Edition)

by James William Nilsson, Susan A. Riedel

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On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore cover

658. On the Edge: the Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore

by Brian Bagnall

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Cryptography in the Database: The Last Line of Defense cover

659. Cryptography in the Database: The Last Line of Defense

by Kevin Kenan

Translucent Databases 2Nd Edition: Confusion, Misdirection, Randomness, Sharing, Authentication And Steganography To Defend Privacy cover

660. Translucent Databases 2Nd Edition: Confusion, Misdirection, Randomness, Sharing, Authentication And Steganography To Defend Privacy

by Peter Wayner

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Outfoxing the Small Business Owner: Crafty Techniques for Creating a Profitable Relationship cover

661. Outfoxing the Small Business Owner: Crafty Techniques for Creating a Profitable Relationship

by Gene Marks

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Simplicity cover

662. Simplicity

by Edward De Bono

Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books) cover

663. Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)

by Steve Swink

The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses cover

664. The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

by Jesse Schell

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Python Cookbook cover

665. Python Cookbook

by Alex Martelli, Anna Ravenscroft, David Ascher

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Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites, 3rd Edition cover

666. Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites, 3rd Edition

by Louis Rosenfeld, Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld

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The Definitive Guide to SQLite cover

667. The Definitive Guide to SQLite

by Michael Owens, Mike Owens

An Introduction to Database Systems cover

668. An Introduction to Database Systems

by C. J. Date

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Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example cover

669. Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example

by Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo

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The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking cover

670. The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking

by Dale Carnegie, Dorothy Carnegie

What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People cover

671. What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People

by Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins

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The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery cover

672. The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery

by A. K. Dewdney

Myst - The Book of Atrus cover

673. Myst - The Book of Atrus

by Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, David Wingrove

The Book of Ti'Ana (Myst, Book 2) cover

674. The Book of Ti'Ana (Myst, Book 2)

by Rand Miller, David Wingrove

Covert Java: Techniques for Decompiling, Patching, and Reverse Engineering cover

675. Covert Java: Techniques for Decompiling, Patching, and Reverse Engineering

by Alex Kalinovsky

Myst: The Book of D'ni cover

676. Myst: The Book of D'ni

by Rand Miller, David Wingrove

Bayesian Data Analysis, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) cover

677. Bayesian Data Analysis, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)

by Andrew Gelman, John B Carlin, Hal S Stern, Donald B Rubin

Perfect Passwords: Selection, Protection, Authentication cover

678. Perfect Passwords: Selection, Protection, Authentication

by Mark Burnett

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure cover

679. Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure

by Jerry Kaplan

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Decompiling Java cover

680. Decompiling Java

by Godfrey Nolan

The Art of Electronics Student Manual cover

681. The Art of Electronics Student Manual

by Thomas C. Hayes, Paul Horowitz

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Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development cover

682. Software by Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development

by Mark Denne, Jane Cleland-Huang

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values cover

683. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

by Robert M. Pirsig

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Agile Management for Software Engineering: Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results cover

684. Agile Management for Software Engineering: Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results

by David James Anderson

Electronic Principles cover

685. Electronic Principles

by Albert Paul Malvino, Dr., David J. Bates

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Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals cover

686. Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals

by Frans B. M. de Waal, F. B. M. de Waal

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The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life cover

687. The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life

by Thomas M. Sterner

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Corporations: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations) cover

688. Corporations: Examples and Explanations (Examples & Explanations)

by Alan R. Palmiter

Genius 101 (Psych 101) cover

689. Genius 101 (Psych 101)

by Dean Keith Simonton, PhD

Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK cover

690. Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK

by Dave Mark

Patrolling Cyberspace: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security cover

691. Patrolling Cyberspace: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime in Data Security

by Howard A. Schmidt

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

692. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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Scientific Discovery: Computational Explorations of the Creative Processes cover

693. Scientific Discovery: Computational Explorations of the Creative Processes

by Pat Langley

Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library cover

694. Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library

by Gary Bradski, Adrian Kaehler

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Learning Python cover

695. Learning Python

by Mark Lutz

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Calculus cover

696. Calculus

by Michael Spivak

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The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition cover

697. The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

by Friedrich August Hayek

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Brief Principles of Macroeconomics cover

698. Brief Principles of Macroeconomics

by N. Mankiw

Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money cover

699. Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money

by Daniel E. Lapin

Make: Electronics cover

700. Make: Electronics

by Charles Platt

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