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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 26, 2014 - Jun 2, 2014

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Showing 1 - 35 of 35 books

The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo cover

1. The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo

by Irving Stone

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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

2. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life cover

3. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

by Thich Nhat Hanh

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The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows cover

4. The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows

by Raymond Chen

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5. Linux Device Drivers

by Jessica McKellar, Alessandro Rubini, Jonathan Corbet

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Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series) cover

6. Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)

by Liping Ma

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7. Effective Java (2nd Edition)

by Joshua Bloch

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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling cover

8. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

by Ross King

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How the Irish Became White (Routledge Classics) cover

9. How the Irish Became White (Routledge Classics)

by Noel Ignatiev

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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York cover

10. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

by Robert A. Caro

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11. Nightfall and Other Stories

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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition cover

12. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition

by John Taylor Gatto

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Capital in the Twenty First Century cover

13. Capital in the Twenty First Century

by Thomas Piketty

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Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 cover

14. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

by Rana Mitter

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The Korean War: A History (Modern Library Chronicles) cover

15. The Korean War: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

by Bruce Cumings

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16. The AWK Programming Language

by Alfred V. Aho, Brian W. Kernighan, Peter J. Weinberger

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Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945 cover

17. Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945

by Barrett Tillman

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Fire In The Sky: The Air War In The South Pacific cover

18. Fire In The Sky: The Air War In The South Pacific

by Eric M Bergerud

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How to Think Ahead in Chess: The Methods and Techniques of Planning Your Entire Game (Fireside Chess Library) cover

19. How to Think Ahead in Chess: The Methods and Techniques of Planning Your Entire Game (Fireside Chess Library)

by Israel Albert Horowitz, Fred Reinfeld

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Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare cover

20. Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare

by Stephen Budiansky

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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It cover

21. Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

by Gary Taubes

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Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health cover

22. Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health

by Gary Taubes

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NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (Professional Version) cover

23. NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (Professional Version)

by Lyle Dean MacWilliam

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24. Asking Anna: A Novel

by Jake Seliger

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Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Revised Edition cover

25. Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Revised Edition

by Joel Fuhrman

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The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good! cover

26. The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

by John McDougall, Mary McDougall

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Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems cover

27. Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems

by W. Curtis Preston

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Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front cover

28. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

by Gunter K. Koschorrek

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29. The Architecture of Community

by Leon Krier

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A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America cover

30. A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America

by Vishaan Chakrabarti

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The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day cover

31. The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

by David J. Hand

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32. How Will You Measure Your Life?

by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, Karen Dillon

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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 26, 2014 - Jun 2, 2014

Showing 1 - 35 of 35 books

1. The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo

2. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

3. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

4. The Old New Thing: Practical Development Throughout the Evolution of Windows

5. Linux Device Drivers

6. Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)

7. Effective Java (2nd Edition)

8. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

9. How the Irish Became White (Routledge Classics)

10. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

11. Nightfall and Other Stories

12. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition

13. Capital in the Twenty First Century

14. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945

15. The Korean War: A History (Modern Library Chronicles)

16. The AWK Programming Language

17. Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945

18. Fire In The Sky: The Air War In The South Pacific

19. How to Think Ahead in Chess: The Methods and Techniques of Planning Your Entire Game (Fireside Chess Library)

20. Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare

21. Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

22. Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health

23. NutriSearch Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (Professional Version)

24. Asking Anna: A Novel

25. Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, Revised Edition

26. The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

27. Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems

28. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front

29. The Architecture of Community

30. A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America

31. The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

32. How Will You Measure Your Life?

33. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites

34. How We Did It: 100 entrepreneurs share the story of their struggles and life experiences

35. Contractors' Handbook: The Expert Guide for UK Contractors and Freelancers