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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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains cover

1. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains

by Jon Krakauer

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

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

by Chris Mackey, Greg Miller

The Making of the Atomic Bomb cover

3. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

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

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

by Steven Johnson

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NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children cover

5. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children

by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman

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

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

by Bradford D. Smart

The Millionaire Next Door cover

7. The Millionaire Next Door

by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy cover

8. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

by William B. Irvine

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Lincoln the Unknown cover

9. Lincoln the Unknown

by Dale Carnegie

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

10. 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

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

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

by George R. R. Martin

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

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

by Jennifer Coopersmith

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

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

by Anthony Bourdain

Why Don't Students Like School? cover

14. Why Don't Students Like School?

by Daniel T. Willingham

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The New Quotable Einstein cover

15. The New Quotable Einstein

by Albert Einstein, Alice Calaprice

Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering cover

16. Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering

by Eldad Eilam

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

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

by Jon Krakauer

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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II cover

18. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

by Douglas A. Blackmon

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

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

by Michelle Alexander

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd Edition cover

20. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd Edition

by Clair Davies, Amber Davies

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

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

by Norah Vincent

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Godel's Proof cover

22. Godel's Proof

by Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman

Land of Lisp cover

23. Land of Lisp

by Conrad Barski

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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life cover

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

by Alice Schroeder

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

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

by David Kushner

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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

26. 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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Breakfast of Champions: A Novel cover

27. Breakfast of Champions: A Novel

by Kurt Vonnegut

The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice cover

28. The Non-Designer's Design Book: Design and Typographic Principles for the Visual Novice

by Robin Williams

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Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd cover

29. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd

by Youngme Moon

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

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

by Neil Fiore

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

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

by K. Anders Ericsson, Robert R. Hoffman, Aaron Kozbelt, A. Mark Williams

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World Without End (Kingsbridge) cover

32. World Without End (Kingsbridge)

by Ken Follett

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

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

by Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

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Make: Electronics cover

34. Make: Electronics

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition cover

35. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by Thomas E. Pearsall

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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence cover

36. The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence

by Betty Edwards

The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History cover

37. The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History

by David Hackett Fischer

Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

38. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Musashi cover

39. Musashi

by 吉川英治

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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? cover

40. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

by Seth Godin

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

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

by Dan Gardner

Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss cover

42. Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss

by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen

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

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

by Christian Crumlish, Erin Malone

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

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

by Andrew Hunt

Atlas Shrugged cover

45. Atlas Shrugged

by Ayn Rand

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Scalable Internet Architectures cover

46. Scalable Internet Architectures

by Theo Schlossnagle

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

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

by Jared M. Diamond

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8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back (Remember When It Didn't Hurt) cover

48. 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back (Remember When It Didn't Hurt)

by Esther Gokhale

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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed cover

49. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos

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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark cover

50. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

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The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (Compass) cover

51. The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (Compass)

by Arthur Koestler

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose cover

52. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

by Tony Hsieh

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

53. 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

54. Proust Was a Neuroscientist

by Jonah Lehrer

The Non-Designer's Design Book cover

55. The Non-Designer's Design Book

by Robin Williams

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

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

by David Emanuel Hoffman

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

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

by Jeff Potter

Cuckoo's Egg cover

58. Cuckoo's Egg

by Clifford Stoll

Let's Read, a Linguistic Approach, cover

59. Let's Read, a Linguistic Approach,

by Leonard Bloomfield, Clarence Lewis Barnhart

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Java: The Good Parts: Unearthing the Excellence in Java cover

60. Java: The Good Parts: Unearthing the Excellence in Java

by Jim Waldo

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PHP: The Good Parts: Delivering the Best of PHP cover

61. PHP: The Good Parts: Delivering the Best of PHP

by Peter MacIntyre

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

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

by George Lakoff

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

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

by Chandler Burr

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

64. 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

Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

65. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel

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Micromotives and Macrobehavior cover

66. Micromotives and Macrobehavior

by Thomas C. Schelling

Never Enough: America's Limitless Welfare State cover

67. Never Enough: America's Limitless Welfare State

by William J. Voegeli

Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership cover

68. Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership

by Lewis Hyde

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Prefactoring cover

69. Prefactoring

by Ken Pugh, Kenneth Pugh

How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

70. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie

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An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp cover

71. An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp

by Richard Stallman

The Eudaemonic Pie cover

72. The Eudaemonic Pie

by Thomas A. Bass

Understanding UNIX/LINUX Programming: A Guide to Theory and Practice cover

73. Understanding UNIX/LINUX Programming: A Guide to Theory and Practice

by Bruce Molay

The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values cover

74. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

by Sam Harris

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The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes cover

75. The Ridiculous Race: 26,000 Miles, 2 Guides, 1 Globe, No Airplanes

by Vali Chandrasekaran

MongoDB: The Definitive Guide cover

76. MongoDB: The Definitive Guide

by Michael Dirolf, Kristina Chodorow

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance cover

77. The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin

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The Human Factor cover

78. The Human Factor

by Kim J. Vicente

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman cover

79. The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman

by Timothy Ferriss

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On Power: The Natural History of Its Growth cover

80. On Power: The Natural History of Its Growth

by Bertrand de Jouvenel

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook cover

81. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 50th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook

by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck

Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking cover

82. Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking

by Mark Bittman

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone cover

83. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

by Deborah Madison

Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

84. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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Apple cover

85. Apple

by Jim Carlton

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The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse cover

86. The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse

by Gregg Easterbrook

Death March (2nd Edition) cover

87. Death March (2nd Edition)

by Edward Yourdon

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Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices cover

88. Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices

by Peter F. Drucker

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger cover

89. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

by Marc Levinson

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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics cover

90. Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

by Henry Hazlitt

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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity cover

91. The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity

by Richard Florida

But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone cover

92. But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

by J. Clark Scott

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The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky cover

93. The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky

by Joel Spolsky

Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! cover

94. Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!

by Tony Robbins

Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies) cover

95. Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies)

by Hugh Beyer, Karen Holtzblatt

Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks cover

96. Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks

by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer

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Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition cover

97. Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition

by Peter Bevelin

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The Stars: A New Way to See Them cover

98. The Stars: A New Way to See Them

by Hans Augusto Rey

The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, Day cover

99. The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, Day

by Elie Wiesel

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read cover

100. How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

by Pierre Bayard

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