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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Aug 3, 2009 - Aug 10, 2009

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Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace cover

1. Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace

by Ricardo Semler

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Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

2. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective cover

3. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

by Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Hallaron

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The Design of the UNIX Operating System cover

4. The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach

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Understanding the Linux Kernel cover

5. Understanding the Linux Kernel

by Daniel P. Bovet

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Linux System Programming cover

6. Linux System Programming

by Robert Love

Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown cover

7. Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown

by Roxy Peck

Introductory Statistics, Second Edition cover

8. Introductory Statistics, Second Edition

by Sheldon M. Ross

The Cartoon Guide to Statistics cover

9. The Cartoon Guide to Statistics

by Larry Gonick

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Statistics: A Gentle Introduction cover

10. Statistics: A Gentle Introduction

by Frederick Lawrence Coolidge

The Manga Guide to Statistics cover

11. The Manga Guide to Statistics

by Shin Takahashi, Co Ltd Trend

Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (with CD-ROM) cover

12. Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (with CD-ROM)

by Jay L. Devore, Nicholas R. Farnum

How To Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own cover

13. How To Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own

by Barry Farber

PostgreSQL (2nd Edition) cover

14. PostgreSQL (2nd Edition)

by Korry Douglas, Susan P. Douglas

Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition cover

15. Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition

by Paulo Freire

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

16. 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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Language Acquisition Made Practical: Field Methods for Language Learners cover

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

by Tom Brewster, Betty Sue Brewster

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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture cover

18. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture

by Ellen Ruppel Shell

To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design cover

19. To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design

by Henry Petroski

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The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery cover

20. The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery

by A. K. Dewdney