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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 14, 2012 - May 21, 2012

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The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government cover

1. The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

by Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer

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On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

2. On Writing Well, 25th Anniversary: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William K. Zinsser, William Zinsser

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Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America cover

3. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America

by Mark R. Levin

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Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) cover

4. Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

by Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, Gregory G. Colomb

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Unmaking the Public University: The Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class cover

5. Unmaking the Public University: The Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class

by Christopher Newfield

The English Language: A User's Guide cover

6. The English Language: A User's Guide

by Jack Lynch, John T. Lynch

Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide cover

7. Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide

by Joshua S. Goldstein

Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

8. Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Gray, Jim

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The Slaughter of Cities: Urban Renewal As Ethnic Cleansing cover

9. The Slaughter of Cities: Urban Renewal As Ethnic Cleansing

by E. Michael Jones

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Godel's Theorem Simplified cover

10. Godel's Theorem Simplified

by Harry J. Gensler

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Ancient Inventions cover

11. Ancient Inventions

by Peter J. James, Nick Thorpe, I. J. Thorpe

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Node.js in Action cover

12. Node.js in Action

by Mike Cantelon, T. J. Holowaychuk, Marc Harter, Nathan Rajlich

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters cover

13. The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters

by Joseph Sugarman

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The Real Toy Story : Inside the Ruthless Battle for Britain's Youngest Consumers cover

14. The Real Toy Story : Inside the Ruthless Battle for Britain's Youngest Consumers

by Eric Clark

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This Is Not Your City cover

15. This Is Not Your City

by Caitlin Horrocks

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Money Masters of Our Time cover

16. Money Masters of Our Time

by John Train

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Moravagine (New York Review Books Classics) cover

17. Moravagine (New York Review Books Classics)

by Blaise Cendrars

Petersburg cover

18. Petersburg

by Andrey Bely

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

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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

20. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini

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Covert Persuasion: Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game cover

21. Covert Persuasion: Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game

by Kevin Hogan, James Speakman

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen cover

22. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

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Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry cover

23. Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry

by John Clyde Stauber, Sheldon Rampton