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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Dec 22, 2014 - Dec 29, 2014

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It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals cover

1. It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals

by Suparna Damany, Jack Bellis

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Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery Plan cover

2. Rapid Recovery from Back and Neck Pain: A Nine-Step Recovery Plan

by Fred Amir

Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One) cover

3. Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (3 Volumes in One)

by Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Andre? Nikolaevich Kolmogorov, M. A. Lavrent'ev

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Elements of Distributed Computing cover

4. Elements of Distributed Computing

by Vijay K. Garg

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Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed cover

5. Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott

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High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic cover

6. High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic

by Howard W. Johnson, Martin Graham

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Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition) cover

7. Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition)

by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom

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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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In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State cover

9. In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State

by Charles A. Murray

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Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents cover

10. Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents

by Ellen Ullman

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition cover

11. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...) cover

12. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)

by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14 cover

13. Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14

by Scott Meyers

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Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets cover

14. Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

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A Tour of C++ (C++ In-Depth) cover

15. A Tour of C++ (C++ In-Depth)

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding: For the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist cover

16. Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding: For the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist

by Artur A. Reblitz

Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age cover

17. Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age

by Paul J. Nahin

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The Maxwellians (Cornell History of Science) cover

18. The Maxwellians (Cornell History of Science)

by Bruce J. Hunt

At Home: A Short History of Private Life cover

19. At Home: A Short History of Private Life

by Bill Bryson

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The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language cover

20. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

by Rodney D. Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum

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French Grammar: A Complete Reference Guide cover

21. French Grammar: A Complete Reference Guide

by Daniel Calvez

A Comprehensive French Grammar cover

22. A Comprehensive French Grammar

by Glanville Price

Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars) cover

23. Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)

by Po-ching Yip

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A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (General Grammar) cover

24. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (General Grammar)

by Randolph Quirk

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English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French, Sixth edition (O&H Study Guides) cover

25. English Grammar for Students of French: The Study Guide for Those Learning French, Sixth edition (O&H Study Guides)

by Jacqueline Morton, Helene Neu

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Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar cover

26. Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar

by Charles N. Li, Sandra A. Thompson

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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century cover

27. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

by Steven Pinker

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All for the King's Shilling: The British Soldier under Wellington, 1808–1814 (Campaigns and Commanders Series) cover

28. All for the King's Shilling: The British Soldier under Wellington, 1808–1814 (Campaigns and Commanders Series)

by Edward J. Coss

Whom Do You Like More? (Chinese Breeze 300-word Level) with CD cover

29. Whom Do You Like More? (Chinese Breeze 300-word Level) with CD

by 温金海

On Certainty (English and German Edition) cover

30. On Certainty (English and German Edition)

by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications (Advanced Topics) cover

31. Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications (Advanced Topics)

by Brian L. Stuart

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The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment cover

32. The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment

by Barbara Ehrenreich

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Probability Theory: The Logic of Science cover

33. Probability Theory: The Logic of Science

by E. T. Jaynes

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If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir cover

34. If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir

by Om Swami

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

35. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals (paperback): A Return to Fundamentals cover

36. Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals (paperback): A Return to Fundamentals

by John Day

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The 8088 Project Book cover

37. The 8088 Project Book

by Robert Grossblatt

iBPMS - Intelligent BPM Systems (BPM and Workflow Handbook Series) cover

38. iBPMS - Intelligent BPM Systems (BPM and Workflow Handbook Series)

by Layna Fischer

Fundamentals of Business Process Management cover

39. Fundamentals of Business Process Management

by Marlon Dumas, Marcello La Rosa, Jan Mendling, Hajo Reijers

Social BPM (Bpm and Workflow Handbook Series) cover

40. Social BPM (Bpm and Workflow Handbook Series)

by Keith D. Swenson

Smart Enough Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions cover

41. Smart Enough Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions

by James Taylor, Neil Raden

Real-Life BPMN: Using BPMN 2.0 to Analyze, Improve, and Automate Processes in Your Company cover

42. Real-Life BPMN: Using BPMN 2.0 to Analyze, Improve, and Automate Processes in Your Company

by Jakob Freund, Bernd Rücker

Essential Business Process Modeling cover

43. Essential Business Process Modeling

by Michael Havey

Professional JavaScript for Web Developers cover

44. Professional JavaScript for Web Developers

by Nicholas C. Zakas

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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media cover

45. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky

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National Security and Double Government cover

46. National Security and Double Government

by Michael J. Glennon

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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle cover

47. Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

by Chris Hedges

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Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism cover

48. Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism

by Sheldon S. Wolin

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Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a Global Security State in a Single-Superpower World cover

49. Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a Global Security State in a Single-Superpower World

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