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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Sep 28, 2009 - Oct 5, 2009

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life cover

1. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott
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Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution cover

2. Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution

by Ray Jackendoff
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language cover

3. The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language

by Steven Pinker
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The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling cover

4. The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling

by James Hillman
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The Limits of Software: People, Projects, and Perspectives cover

5. The Limits of Software: People, Projects, and Perspectives

by Robert N. Britcher
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Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament cover

6. Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament

by Kay Redfield Jamison
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Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression, 2nd Edition cover

7. Manic-Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression, 2nd Edition

by Frederick K. Goodwin, Kay Redfield Jamison
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Mining the Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book) cover

8. Mining the Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book)

by John S. Lewis
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Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (Strategy and History) cover

9. Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd (Strategy and History)

by Frans P. B. Osinga
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Electronic Projects for Musicians cover

10. Electronic Projects for Musicians

by Craig Anderton
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Bootstrap: Lessons Learned Building a Successful Company from Scratch cover

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

by Kenneth L. Hess
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Practical Electronics for Inventors cover

12. Practical Electronics for Inventors

by Paul Scherz
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities cover

13. The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

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

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

by Stuart A. Kauffman
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Make: Electronics cover

15. Make: Electronics

by Charles Platt
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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life cover

16. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

by Martin E.P. Seligman
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The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD) cover

17. The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Book & CD)

by John D. Teasdale, Zindel V. Segal
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