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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 16, 2012

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The Way of Men cover

1. The Way of Men

by Jack Donovan

Karma Cola: Marketing the Mystic East cover

2. Karma Cola: Marketing the Mystic East

by Gita Mehta

Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It cover

3. Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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Pattern Calculus: Computing with Functions and Structures cover

4. Pattern Calculus: Computing with Functions and Structures

by Barry Jay

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

5. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

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Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash cover

6. Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash

by Mary Poppendieck, Thomas David Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck

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Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America cover

7. Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America

by Mark R. Levin

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Numerical Linear Algebra cover

8. Numerical Linear Algebra

by Lloyd N. Trefethen, David Bau, III

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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less cover

9. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

by Barry Schwartz

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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich cover

10. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

by Timothy Ferriss

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The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice cover

11. The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice

by Alan Weiss

Million Dollar Consulting cover

12. Million Dollar Consulting

by Alan Weiss

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The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World cover

13. The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World

by Chris Barr, Yahoo!

The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody cover

14. The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody

by Chris Baker, Jacob Hansen

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Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business cover

15. Writing That Works; How to Communicate Effectively In Business

by Kenneth Roman, Joel Raphaelson

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

16. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

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

by William Zinsser

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The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart cover

18. The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart

by Bill Bishop, Robert G. Cushing

Mastering Turbo Assembler cover

19. Mastering Turbo Assembler

by Tom Swan

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Selling in a New Market Space: Getting Customers to Buy Your Innovative and Disruptive Products cover

20. Selling in a New Market Space: Getting Customers to Buy Your Innovative and Disruptive Products

by Brian Burns, Tom Snyder

Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers cover

21. Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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Awesome Game Creation: No Programming Required (with CD-ROM) (Graphic Series) cover

22. Awesome Game Creation: No Programming Required (with CD-ROM) (Graphic Series)

by Luke Ahearn

Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre cover

23. Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

by Keith Johnstone

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Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy cover

24. Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy

by Douglas J. Soccio

The Giants of Philosophy Series (Boxed Set) (The Audio Classics: Giants of Philosophy) cover

25. The Giants of Philosophy Series (Boxed Set) (The Audio Classics: Giants of Philosophy)

by Various

Introduction to Philosophy cover

26. Introduction to Philosophy

by James E. White

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

27. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Robert C. Martin

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