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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 8, 2012

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

1. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford
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201 Principles of Software Development cover

2. 201 Principles of Software Development

by Alan M. Davis
Read 1 comment
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain cover

3. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey
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Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition) cover

4. Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition)

by Robert Love
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Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition cover

5. Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition

by Daniel P. Bovet
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PostgreSQL: Up and Running cover

6. PostgreSQL: Up and Running

by Regina O. Obe, Regina Obe, Leo S. Hsu
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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

7. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined cover

8. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

by Steven Pinker
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It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News cover

9. It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News

by Drew Curtis
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The Objective Eye: Color, Form, and Reality in the Theory of Art cover

10. The Objective Eye: Color, Form, and Reality in the Theory of Art

by John Hyman
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21st Century C cover

11. 21st Century C

by Ben Klemens
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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

12. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden
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Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (Music/Culture) cover

13. Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening (Music/Culture)

by Christopher Small
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Python for Data Analysis cover

14. Python for Data Analysis

by Wes McKinney
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Test Driven Development for Embedded C (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

15. Test Driven Development for Embedded C (Pragmatic Programmers)

by James W. Grenning
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Kill Decision cover

16. Kill Decision

by Daniel Suarez
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How to Lie with Statistics cover

17. How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff
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The Boardman Tasker Omnibus. Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman cover

18. The Boardman Tasker Omnibus. Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman

by Joe Tasker, Peter Boardman
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Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference cover

19. Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference

by Judea Pearl
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong cover

20. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by James W. Loewen
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Clojure Programming cover

21. Clojure Programming

by Chas Emerick, Brian Carper, Christophe Grand
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Zorba the Greek cover

22. Zorba the Greek

by Nikos Kazantzakis
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The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy cover

23. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
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Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past cover

24. Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

by Erich Von Daniken
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C# Smorgasbord cover

25. C# Smorgasbord

by Filip Ekberg
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The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company cover

26. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

by Steven Gary Blank, Bob Dorf
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