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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Mar 28, 2011 - Apr 4, 2011

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That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right (Independent Studies in Political Economy) cover

1. That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

by Stephen P. Halbrook
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Building Web Reputation Systems cover

2. Building Web Reputation Systems

by Randy Farmer, Bryce Glass
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Beautiful Code cover

3. Beautiful Code

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto cover

4. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan
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Quantum Memory Power: Learn to Improve Your Memory with the World Memory Champion! cover

5. Quantum Memory Power: Learn to Improve Your Memory with the World Memory Champion!

by Dominic O'Brien
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Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates cover

6. Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates

by Adrian Johns
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How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics cover

7. How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics

by William Byers
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The Rails 3 Way (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby) cover

8. The Rails 3 Way (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby)

by Obie Fernandez
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Clever Algorithms: Nature-Inspired Programming Recipes cover

9. Clever Algorithms: Nature-Inspired Programming Recipes

by Jason Brownlee
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Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide (Facets of Ruby) cover

10. Programming Ruby 1.9: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide (Facets of Ruby)

by David Thomas
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman cover

11. Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

by James Gleick
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Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers cover

12. Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur
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Metaprogramming Ruby cover

13. Metaprogramming Ruby

by Paolo Perrotta
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers cover

14. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

by Will Durant
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Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future cover

15. Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future

by Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum
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The Age of American Unreason cover

16. The Age of American Unreason

by Susan Jacoby
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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series) cover

17. Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)

by Liping Ma
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A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World cover

18. A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World

by Gregory Clark
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT cover

19. The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT

by Russ Harris, Steven Hayes
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The Design of Everyday Things cover

20. The Design of Everyday Things

by Donald A. Norman
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices) cover

21. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Developer Best Practices)

by Steve McConnell
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