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Years > 2010 > Week 40
The top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News between Oct 4, 2010 - Oct 11, 2010.
Showing 1 - 43 of 43 books
1. JavaScript: The Good Parts
Read 55 comments
2. The Human Factor: Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology
Read 1 comment
3. Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems (Interactive Technologies)
Read 3 comments
4. The Design of Everyday Things
Read 37 comments
5. The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
Read 9 comments
6. The Non-Designer's Design Book (3rd Edition)
Read 17 comments
7. Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science
Read 2 comments
8. Opting Out? Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home
Read 1 comment
9. The Elements of Typographic Style
Read 4 comments
10. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)
Read 18 comments
11. Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps
Read 1 comment
12. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd
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13. Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers into Buyers & Prospects into Leads
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14. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (K-12)
Read 1 comment
15. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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16. Absolute FreeBSD: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD, 2nd Edition
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17. The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep
Read 7 comments
18. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
Read 1 comment
19. 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot
Read 8 comments
20. Copycats: How Smart Companies Use Imitation to Gain a Strategic Edge
Read 3 comments
21. Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
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22. The Apollo Guidance Computer: Architecture and Operation (Springer Praxis Books)
Read 7 comments
23. Domain-Specific Languages (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
Read 1 comment
24. Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks
Read 3 comments
25. Computer Music: Synthesis, Composition, and Performance
Read 1 comment
26. Structured Analysis and System Specification
Read 1 comment
27. Working Effectively with Legacy Code
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28. The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Read 1 comment
29. A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
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30. Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew: Citizen Singapore: How to Build a Nation (Giants of Asia series)
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31. The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-4A Boxed Set
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32. Call Me Ted
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33. Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
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34. History of Political Philosophy
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35. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
Read 19 comments
36. Learning Python: Powerful Object-Oriented Programming
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37. Learning Java
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38. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Read 17 comments
39. The Seasoned Schemer (MIT Press)
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40. Essentials of Programming Languages - 2nd Edition
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41. Hollywood Secrets of Project Management Success (Developer Best Practices)
Read 1 comment
42. Python for Unix and Linux System Administration
Read 1 comment
43. Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
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