Hacker News Books for 2010

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Hacker News Books for 2010

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2010.

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Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire cover

1. Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

by James Wallace, Jim Erickson

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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains cover

2. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains

by Jon Krakauer

I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked cover

3. I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked

by Upton Sinclair

Ending the Death Penalty: The European Experience in Global Perspective cover

4. Ending the Death Penalty: The European Experience in Global Perspective

by A. Hammel

The Interrogator's War: Breaking Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan cover

5. The Interrogator's War: Breaking Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan

by Chris Mackey, Greg Miller

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life cover

6. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Mathematics and Its History (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

7. Mathematics and Its History (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by John Stillwell

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Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week cover

8. Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week

by John Little, Doug McGuff

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This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness cover

9. This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness

by Laura Munson

10. Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn: An Unofficial, Step-by-Step Guide to Creating & Implementing Your LinkedIn Brand - Social Networking in a Web 2.0 World

by Neal Schaffer

Taken by Force: Rape and American GIs in Europe during World War II cover

11. Taken by Force: Rape and American GIs in Europe during World War II

by J. Robert Lilly

The Making of the Atomic Bomb cover

12. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

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Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age cover

13. Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

by Clay Shirky

Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics) cover

14. Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics)

by Francois Voltaire

NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children cover

15. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman

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Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

16. Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey A. Silverglate

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Effective Cycling: 6th Edition cover

17. Effective Cycling: 6th Edition

by John Forester

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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation cover

18. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

by Steven Johnson

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The Rules (TM): Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right cover

19. The Rules (TM): Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right

by Sherrie Shamoon, Ellen Fein

The Millionaire Mind cover

20. The Millionaire Mind

by Thomas J. Stanley

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Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language cover

21. Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language

by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman

FAT AND MEAN: The Corporate Squeeze of Working Americans and the Myth of Managerial

22. FAT AND MEAN: The Corporate Squeeze of Working Americans and the Myth of Managerial "Downsizing"

by David M. Gordon

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The Courage to Create cover

23. The Courage to Create

by Rollo May

Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America cover

24. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America

by Robert Whitaker

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Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People cover

25. Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People

by Bradford D. Smart

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) cover

26. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

by George R. R. Martin

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Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It cover

27. Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It

by Kenneth L. Higbee

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Lincoln the Unknown cover

28. Lincoln the Unknown

by Dale Carnegie

Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) cover

29. Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)

by Anthony Bourdain

Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign cover

30. Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign

by Stephan Talty

The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way cover

31. The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way

by Bill Bryson

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Understanding Privacy cover

32. Understanding Privacy

by Daniel J. Solove

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

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

by William Zinsser

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Energy, the Subtle Concept: The discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein cover

34. Energy, the Subtle Concept: The discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein

by Jennifer Coopersmith

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster cover

35. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

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My 32m2 Apartment - a 30-year transformation cover

36. My 32m2 Apartment - a 30-year transformation

by Gary Chang

The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America cover

37. The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America

by Kevin Phillips

How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World cover

38. How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

by Harry Browne

Database Nation cover

39. Database Nation

by Simson Garfinkel

Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility cover

40. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

by James P. Carse

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness cover

41. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

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The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time) cover

42. The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University (Issues of Our Time)

by Louis Menand

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life cover

43. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

by Alice Schroeder

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The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep cover

44. The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep

by William C. Dement

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The End of Certainty cover

45. The End of Certainty

by Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle Stengers

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Breakfast of Champions: A Novel cover

46. Breakfast of Champions: A Novel

by Kurt Vonnegut

A Distant Neighborhood: Volume 2 cover

47. A Distant Neighborhood: Volume 2

by Jiro Taniguchi

A Distant Neighborhood, Vol. 1 cover

48. A Distant Neighborhood, Vol. 1

by Jiro Taniguchi

Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering cover

49. Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering

by Eldad Eilam

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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man cover

50. Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man

by Norah Vincent

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The Medical Detectives (Truman Talley) cover

51. The Medical Detectives (Truman Talley)

by Berton Roueche

When the Odds Were Even: The Vosges Mountains Campaign, October 1944-January 1945 cover

52. When the Odds Were Even: The Vosges Mountains Campaign, October 1944-January 1945

by Keith E. Bonn

The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play cover

53. The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

by Neil Fiore

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The Black Swan cover

54. The Black Swan

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd cover

55. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd

by Youngme Moon

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World Without End cover

56. World Without End

by Ken Follett

Game Physics (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology) cover

57. Game Physics (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology)

by David H. Eberly

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture cover

58. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner

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Make: Electronics cover

59. Make: Electronics

by Charles Platt

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The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology) cover

60. The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)

by K. Anders Ericsson, Neil Charness, Paul J. Feltovich, Robert R. Hoffman

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The MacIntosh Way cover

61. The MacIntosh Way

by Guy Kawasaki

A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics) cover

62. A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics)

by Howard Zinn

Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism cover

63. Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism

by Richard Carrier

Real Simple Meals Made Easy cover

64. Real Simple Meals Made Easy

by Real Simple Magazine Staff

Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

65. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Prentice-Hall Software Series) cover

66. Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Prentice-Hall Software Series)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear. Dan Gardner cover

67. Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear. Dan Gardner

by Dan Gardner

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Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss cover

68. Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss

by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen

Effective Negotiating (Sunday Times Business Skills Series) cover

69. Effective Negotiating (Sunday Times Business Skills Series)

by Colin Robinson

Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love cover

70. Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love

by Dorothy Tennov

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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition cover

71. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by Thomas E. Pearsall

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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

72. Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Andrew Hunt

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Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide) cover

73. Designing Social Interfaces: Principles, Patterns, and Practices for Improving the User Experience (Animal Guide)

by Christian Crumlish, Erin Malone

Godel's Proof cover

74. Godel's Proof

by Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? cover

75. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

by Seth Godin

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The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation cover

76. The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation

by William Hart

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States cover

77. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States

by Albert O. Hirschman

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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew cover

78. Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion cover

79. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

by Robert B. Cialdini, Robert B Cialdini, PhD PH.D.

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Atlas Shrugged cover

80. Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

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More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws (Studies in Law and Economics) cover

81. More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws (Studies in Law and Economics)

by John R. Lott (Jr.)

Proust Was a Neuroscientist cover

82. Proust Was a Neuroscientist

by Jonah Lehrer

The Pillars of the Earth cover

83. The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality (Science Masters) cover

84. Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality (Science Masters)

by Jared M. Diamond

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The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses cover

85. The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses

by Chandler Burr

Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (2nd Edition) cover

86. Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works (2nd Edition)

by Erik Spiekermann, E. M. Ginger

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Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry cover

87. Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry

by Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler

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Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives cover

88. Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives

by George Lakoff

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy cover

89. The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

by David Emanuel Hoffman

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Web Graphics for Non-Designers cover

90. Web Graphics for Non-Designers

by Nick Boyce, Isaac Forman, Dave Gibbons, Adrian Roselli

Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995 cover

91. Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995

by Bill Watterson

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

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

by Robin Williams

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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) cover

93. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

by Eckhart Tolle

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Scalable Internet Architectures cover

94. Scalable Internet Architectures

by Theo Schlossnagle

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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food cover

95. Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food

by Jeff Potter

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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers cover

96. A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers

by Lawrence G. McDonald

The Elements of Typographic Style cover

97. The Elements of Typographic Style

by Robert Bringhurst

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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things cover

98. The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things

by Barry Glassner

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Cuckoo's Egg cover

99. Cuckoo's Egg

by Clifford Stoll

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage cover

100. The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

by Cliff Stoll

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