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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Aug 25, 2014 - Sep 1, 2014

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness cover

1. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Michelle Alexander

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Closure: The Definitive Guide cover

2. Closure: The Definitive Guide

by Michael Bolin

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Data Science at the Command Line cover

3. Data Science at the Command Line

by Jeroen Janssens

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The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design cover

4. The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design

by Brenda Laurel, S. Joy Mountford

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The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers cover

5. The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers

by Tom Standage

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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

6. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate

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Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business cover

7. Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business

by Adrian J. Slywotzky, David J. Morrison, Ted Moser, Kevin Mundt, James A. Quella

Eloquent Ruby (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby) cover

8. Eloquent Ruby (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby)

by Russ Olsen

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Jesus and the Logic of History (New Studies in Biblical Theology) cover

9. Jesus and the Logic of History (New Studies in Biblical Theology)

by Paul W. Barnett

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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives cover

10. The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives

by Zbigniew Brzezinski

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Healthcare Fraud: Auditing and Detection Guide cover

11. Healthcare Fraud: Auditing and Detection Guide

by Rebecca S. Busch

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Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom cover

12. Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom

by Yogani

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Vicious Circles: On the Mathematics of Non-Wellfounded Phenomena (CSLI Lecture Notes) cover

13. Vicious Circles: On the Mathematics of Non-Wellfounded Phenomena (CSLI Lecture Notes)

by Jon Barwise, Lawrence Moss

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Probability and Computing: Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis cover

14. Probability and Computing: Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis

by Michael Mitzenmacher, Eli Upfal

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Introduction to Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics) cover

15. Introduction to Statistical Inference (Springer Texts in Statistics)

by Jack C. Kiefer

A FAREWELL TO ENTROPY: Statistical Thermodynamics Based on Information cover

16. A FAREWELL TO ENTROPY: Statistical Thermodynamics Based on Information

by Arieh Ben-Naim

Lectures in Logic and Set Theory: Volume 1, Mathematical Logic (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics) cover

17. Lectures in Logic and Set Theory: Volume 1, Mathematical Logic (Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics)

by George Tourlakis

The Sciences of the Artificial - 3rd Edition cover

18. The Sciences of the Artificial - 3rd Edition

by Herbert Alexander Simon

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The Circle cover

19. The Circle

by Dave Eggers

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Engineering Mathematics cover

20. Engineering Mathematics

by K. A. Stroud, Dexter J. Booth

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Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Statistics 1 S1 cover

21. Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics Statistics 1 S1

by Keith Pledger

Modern Engineering Mathematics: AND MyMathLab cover

22. Modern Engineering Mathematics: AND MyMathLab

by Glyn James

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us cover

23. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

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Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima cover

24. Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

by James A. Mahaffey

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Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

25. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines---and How It Will Change Our Lives cover

26. Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines---and How It Will Change Our Lives

by Miguel Nicolelis

Modern JavaScript: Develop and Design cover

27. Modern JavaScript: Develop and Design

by Larry Ullman