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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jul 5, 2010 - Jul 12, 2010

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

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

by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman

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

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

by David H. Eberly

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

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

by Josh Waitzkin

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It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals cover

4. It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals

by Suparna Damany, Jack Bellis

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3D Math Primer For Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library) cover

5. 3D Math Primer For Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library)

by Fletcher Dunn, Ian Parberry

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

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

by Cliff Stoll

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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It cover

7. I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It

by Barbara Sher

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The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program cover

8. The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program

by Stanley D. Frank

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Garbage Collection: Algorithms for Automatic Dynamic Memory Management cover

9. Garbage Collection: Algorithms for Automatic Dynamic Memory Management

by Richard Jones, Rafael Lins

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

10. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness) cover

11. Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)

by Thomas E. Brown

Callen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking cover

12. Callen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr

iPhone 3D Programming cover

13. iPhone 3D Programming

by Philip Rideout

Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C (2nd Edition) cover

14. Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C (2nd Edition)

by James D. Foley

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Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life cover

15. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

by Henry Cloud, John Townsend, John Sims Townsend

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Transformation: Understanding the Three Levels of Masculine Consciousness cover

16. Transformation: Understanding the Three Levels of Masculine Consciousness

by Robert A. Johnson

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Shogun cover

17. Shogun

by Dalton Trumbo

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition cover

18. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

by Steve Krug

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PHP: The Good Parts cover

19. PHP: The Good Parts

by Peter MacIntyre

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Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS cover

20. Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS

by Greg Niemann

Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tuttle Classics) cover

21. Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tuttle Classics)

by A. L. Sadler

Information Design Workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration + 30 case studies cover

22. Information Design Workbook: Graphic approaches, solutions, and inspiration + 30 case studies

by Kim Baer

Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand cover

23. Visual Language for Designers: Principles for Creating Graphics that People Understand

by Connie Malamed

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Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS (2nd Edition) cover

24. Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS (2nd Edition)

by Dan Cederholm

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The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites (2nd Edition) cover

25. The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites (2nd Edition)

by Douglas K. Van Duyne, James A. Landay, Jason I. Hong

Envisioning Information cover

26. Envisioning Information

by Edward R. Tufte

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jQuery in Action, Second Edition cover

27. jQuery in Action, Second Edition

by Bear Bibeault, Yehuda Katz

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

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

by Robin Williams

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Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design cover

29. Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design

by Dan Cederholm, Ethan Marcotte

Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Vol. 1 cover

30. Autobiography of Mark Twain: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, Vol. 1

by Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith

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Practical Clojure (Expert's Voice in Open Source) cover

31. Practical Clojure (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

by Luke VanderHart, Stuart Sierra

PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition) cover

32. PHP and MySQL Web Development (4th Edition)

by Luke Welling

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Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide) cover

33. Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites (Animal Guide)

by Robin Nixon

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The Second Sex cover

34. The Second Sex

by Simone de Beauvoir

Great Ideas On the Suffering of the World (Penguin Great Ideas) cover

35. Great Ideas On the Suffering of the World (Penguin Great Ideas)

by Arthur Schopenhauer

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Penguin Classics) cover

36. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Penguin Classics)

by Mary Wollstonecraft

Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is; Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) cover

37. Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is; Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)

by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Trouble With Being Born cover

38. The Trouble With Being Born

by Emile M. Cioran

A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues cover

39. A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues

by André Comte-Sponville

Plato Symposium (Hackett Classics) cover

40. Plato Symposium (Hackett Classics)

by Plato

The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life cover

41. The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life

by Jean Francois Revel, Matthieu Ricard

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The Conquest of Happiness cover

42. The Conquest of Happiness

by Bertrand Russell

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Plundering the Public Sector: How New Labour are Letting Consultants Run off with GBP70 Billion of Our Money cover

43. Plundering the Public Sector: How New Labour are Letting Consultants Run off with GBP70 Billion of Our Money

by David Craig, Richard Brooks

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The Principles of Beautiful Web Design cover

44. The Principles of Beautiful Web Design

by Jason Beaird

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom cover

45. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

by Jonathan Haidt

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Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology cover

46. Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology

by John Heil

The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations cover

47. The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations

by Gil Fronsdal

Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) cover

48. Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations)

by Laozi

The High Cost of Free Parking cover

49. The High Cost of Free Parking

by Donald C. Shoup

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Beyond Good and Evil cover

50. Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche

Front Panel: Designing Software for Embedded User Interfaces cover

51. Front Panel: Designing Software for Embedded User Interfaces

by Niall Murphy

Statistics, 4th Edition cover

52. Statistics, 4th Edition

by David Freedman

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Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ cover

53. Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

by Daniel Goleman

The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business cover

54. The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business

by Jeffrey Ma

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AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis cover

55. AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis

by William J. Brown

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The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel cover

56. The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel

by William Goldbloom Bloch

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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

57. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

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

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

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

by William Zinsser

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Writing To Learn cover

59. Writing To Learn

by William Zinsser

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The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully cover

60. The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer cover

61. Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

by Roy Peter Clark

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Build Your Own Combat Robot cover

62. Build Your Own Combat Robot

by Pete Miles

Programming Collective Intelligence cover

63. Programming Collective Intelligence

by Toby Segaran

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

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

by Marc Levinson

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