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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Nov 11, 2013 - Nov 18, 2013

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Democracy in America (Penguin Classics) cover

1. Democracy in America (Penguin Classics)

by Alexis de Tocqueville

The Definitive Book of Body Language: The Hidden Meaning Behind People's Gestures and Expressions cover

2. The Definitive Book of Body Language: The Hidden Meaning Behind People's Gestures and Expressions

by Barbara Pease, Allan Pease

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Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs (2nd Edition) cover

3. Programming Languages: Concepts and Constructs (2nd Edition)

by Ravi Sethi

The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger cover

4. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

by Marc Levinson

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Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate cover

5. Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate

by Rose George

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The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society cover

6. The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society

by David Wolman

Where Good Ideas Come From cover

7. Where Good Ideas Come From

by Steven Johnson

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Analysis of Adverse Reactions to Monosodium Glutamate (Msg) cover

8. Analysis of Adverse Reactions to Monosodium Glutamate (Msg)

by Daniel J. Raiten, John M. Talbot, Kenneth D. Fisher, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Tokyo Nobody (English and Japanese Edition) cover

9. Tokyo Nobody (English and Japanese Edition)

by 中野正貴

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and What You Really Need to Know cover

10. Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and What You Really Need to Know

by Emily Oster

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal cover

11. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

by Eric Schlosser

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Finite and Infinite Games cover

12. Finite and Infinite Games

by James Carse

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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

13. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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Karel J Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming in Java cover

14. Karel J Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object-Oriented Programming in Java

by Joseph Bergin, Mark Stehlik, Jim Roberts

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies cover

15. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

by Jared M. Diamond

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Purely Functional Data Structures cover

16. Purely Functional Data Structures

by Chris Okasaki

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Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners cover

17. Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners

by C.J. Date

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems cover

18. Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems

by Steve Krug

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Threaded Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation cover

19. Threaded Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation

by R. G. Loeliger

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Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst cover

20. Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst

by Robert I. Sutton

Free Will cover

21. Free Will

by Sam Harris

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Programming in C (3rd Edition) cover

22. Programming in C (3rd Edition)

by Stephen G. Kochan

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Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition cover

23. Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition

by Daniel P. Bovet

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

24. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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

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

by Randal E. Bryant, Davie Richard O'Hallaron

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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Ala Notable Books for Adults) cover

26. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Ala Notable Books for Adults)

by Eric Schlosser

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Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight cover

27. Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

by John W. Foreman

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Misadventures in Health Care: Inside Stories (Human Error and Safety) cover

28. Misadventures in Health Care: Inside Stories (Human Error and Safety)

by Marilyn Sue Bogner

Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach cover

29. Introduction to Programming in Java: An Interdisciplinary Approach

by Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

Devil Take the Hindmost: a History of Financial Speculation cover

30. Devil Take the Hindmost: a History of Financial Speculation

by Edward Chancellor

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The Coming Population Crash: and Our Planet's Surprising Future cover

31. The Coming Population Crash: and Our Planet's Surprising Future

by Fred Pearce

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Democracy--The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice) cover

32. Democracy--The God That Failed: The Economics and Politics of Monarchy, Democracy, and Natural Order (Perspectives on Democratic Practice)

by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life cover

33. Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

by John C. Bogle

Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools cover

34. Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools

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The C Programming Language cover

35. The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing cover

36. No Tech Hacking: A Guide to Social Engineering, Dumpster Diving, and Shoulder Surfing

by Johnny Long, Kevin David Mitnick

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Ultra Low Tech Architecture cover

37. Ultra Low Tech Architecture

by Josep Maria Minguet

Tapping Into Water Low Tech Well Drilling Techniques and Tools cover

38. Tapping Into Water Low Tech Well Drilling Techniques and Tools

by Paul Sawyers

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

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

by Steve McConnell

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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

40. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries

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Arrest-Proof Yourself: An Ex-Cop Reveals How Easy It Is for Anyone to Get Arrested, How Even a Single Arrest Could Ruin Your Life, and What to Do If the Police Get in Your Face cover

41. Arrest-Proof Yourself: An Ex-Cop Reveals How Easy It Is for Anyone to Get Arrested, How Even a Single Arrest Could Ruin Your Life, and What to Do If the Police Get in Your Face

by Dale C. Carson, Wes Denham

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Logicomix: An epic search for truth cover

42. Logicomix: An epic search for truth

by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou

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The Macmillan Visual Dictionary: 3,500 Color Illustrations, 25,000 Terms, 600 Subjects cover

43. The Macmillan Visual Dictionary: 3,500 Color Illustrations, 25,000 Terms, 600 Subjects

by Jean-Claude Corbeil, Ariane Archambault

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [BOX SET] cover

44. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes [BOX SET]

by Bill Watterson

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Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality cover

45. Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality

by Gail Dines