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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Oct 8, 2012 - Oct 15, 2012

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Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do cover

1. Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do

by Albert-László Barabási

Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

2. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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Cape Horn: One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare cover

3. Cape Horn: One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare

by Reanne Hemingway-Douglass

Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects cover

4. Timer, Op Amp, and Optoelectronic Circuits & Projects

by Forrest M. Mims

The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst cover

5. The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst

by Nicholas Tomalin, Ron Hall

Unix Power Tools cover

6. Unix Power Tools

by Shelley Powers

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An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

7. An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, J.H. Silverman

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Algorithms (4th Edition) cover

8. Algorithms (4th Edition)

by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

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Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms cover

9. Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten van Steen

Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

10. Computer Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by John L. Hennessy

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Calculus, 6th Edition (Stewart's Calculus Series) (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) cover

11. Calculus, 6th Edition (Stewart's Calculus Series) (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

by James Stewart

Computer Networks (5th Edition) cover

12. Computer Networks (5th Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David Wetherall

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Introductory Statistics cover

13. Introductory Statistics

by Prem S. Mann

The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System cover

14. The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System

by Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V. Neville-Neil

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Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition cover

15. Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition

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Magic for Beginners cover

16. Magic for Beginners

by Kelly Link

Stranger Things Happen: Stories cover

17. Stranger Things Happen: Stories

by Kelly Link

Pirate Cinema cover

18. Pirate Cinema

by Cory Doctorow

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Zoo City cover

19. Zoo City

by Lauren Beukes

Old Man's War cover

20. Old Man's War

by John Scalzi

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Signal to Noise cover

21. Signal to Noise

by Neil Gaiman

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Pump Six and Other Stories cover

22. Pump Six and Other Stories

by Paolo Bacigalupi

Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle (Secret World Chronicles) cover

23. Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle (Secret World Chronicles)

by Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libby, Dennis Lee Cody Martin

Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition cover

24. Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition

by Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa

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Operators and Things: The Inner Life of a Schizophrenic cover

25. Operators and Things: The Inner Life of a Schizophrenic

by Barbara O'Brien, Colleen Delegan, Melanie Villines

Probability Theory: The Logic of Science cover

26. Probability Theory: The Logic of Science

by E. T. Jaynes

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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe cover

27. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

by Roger Penrose

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Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition) cover

28. Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions cover

29. Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

by Dan Ariely

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Database System Concepts cover

30. Database System Concepts

by Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Abraham Silberschatz, Professor

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Wild Cards I cover

31. Wild Cards I

by Wild Cards Trust

Bitter Seeds (Milkweed) cover

32. Bitter Seeds (Milkweed)

by Ian Tregillis

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition) cover

33. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (2nd Edition)

by Randal E. Bryant, Davie Richard O'Hallaron

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The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future cover

34. The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future

by Martin R. Ford

Operating System Concepts cover

35. Operating System Concepts

by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne

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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It cover

36. Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

by Lawrence Lessig

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Advanced Linux Programming cover

37. Advanced Linux Programming

by Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, Alex Samuel

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38. Laboratory Manual for the Art of Electronics

by Paul Horowitz, Ian C. Robinson

Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

39. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture cover

40. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

by David Kushner

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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

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

by Michael Kerrisk

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The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science) cover

42. The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science)

by Richard Dawkins

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism cover

43. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang

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Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media cover

44. Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media

by Nicholas Davies, Nick Davies

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Ulysses (Naxos AudioBooks) cover

45. Ulysses (Naxos AudioBooks)

by James Joyce, James Joyce, james joyce

Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition) cover

46. Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik

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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy cover

47. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

by William B Irvine

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Rails AntiPatterns: Best Practice Ruby on Rails Refactoring (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby) cover

48. Rails AntiPatterns: Best Practice Ruby on Rails Refactoring (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby)

by Chad Pytel, Tammer Saleh

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Rails: Up and Running cover

49. Rails: Up and Running

by Bruce Tate, Lance Carlson, Curt Hibbs

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games cover

50. Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games

by Martin Gardner

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Python for Data Analysis cover

51. Python for Data Analysis

by Wes McKinney

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The Mecca Factor: 5 Imperatives for a Successful Life cover

52. The Mecca Factor: 5 Imperatives for a Successful Life

by Tom Ruddell

Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed cover

53. Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed

by Carl Zimmer

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose; A Round Table Comic cover

54. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose; A Round Table Comic

by Tony Hsieh

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable cover

55. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

by Patrick M. Lencioni

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