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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jul 20, 2009 - Jul 27, 2009

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

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

by Peter P. Wegener

How To Want What You Have cover

2. How To Want What You Have

by Timothy Miller

Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy (Shambhala Classics) cover

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

by Katsuki Sekida

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

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

by James H. Austin

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) cover

5. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

by Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

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Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1) cover

6. Proofs without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 1)

by Roger B. Nelsen

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Website Optimization cover

7. Website Optimization

by Andrew B. King

Even Faster Web Sites: Performance Best Practices for Web Developers cover

8. Even Faster Web Sites: Performance Best Practices for Web Developers

by Steve Souders

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High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers cover

9. High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers

by Steve Souders

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Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C# cover

10. Real-World Functional Programming: With Examples in F# and C#

by Tomas Petricek, Jon Skeet

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

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

by Robert Moore

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The Pleasures of Counting cover

12. The Pleasures of Counting

by Thomas William Körner

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Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice cover

13. Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice

by Wenbo Mao

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Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel cover

14. Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel

by Richard K. Morgan

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

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

by Thomas M. Sterner

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Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis cover

16. Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis

by Guy Sorman