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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jun 1, 2009 - Jun 8, 2009

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The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die cover

1. The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die

by Paul A. Craig
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House of Cards cover

2. House of Cards

by Robyn M. Dawes
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The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution cover

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

by Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes cover

4. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

by Alfie Kohn
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Thy Hand, Great Anarch!: India Nineteen Twenty-One to Nineteen Fifty-Two cover

5. Thy Hand, Great Anarch!: India Nineteen Twenty-One to Nineteen Fifty-Two

by Nirad C. Chaudhuri
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History cover

6. Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History

by Giles Milton
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The Non-Designer's Design Book (3rd Edition) cover

7. The Non-Designer's Design Book (3rd Edition)

by Robin Williams
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition cover

8. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

by Steve Krug
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

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

by William Zinsser
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition cover

10. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by Thomas E. Pearsall
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NASA Apollo 11: Owners' Workshop Manual cover

11. NASA Apollo 11: Owners' Workshop Manual

by Christopher Riley, Philip Dolling
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The Geek Atlas cover

12. The Geek Atlas

by John Graham-Cumming
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