Hacker News Books for 2015

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Hacker News Books for 2015

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2015.

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Game Theory: A Critical Introduction cover

401. Game Theory: A Critical Introduction

by Shaun Hargreaves Heap, Yanis Varoufakis

Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Texts in Applied Mathematics) cover

402. Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Chaos (Texts in Applied Mathematics)

by Stephen Wiggins

Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty cover

403. Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty

by David Kadavy

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Basic Mathematics for the Physical Sciences cover

404. Basic Mathematics for the Physical Sciences

by Robert Lambourne, Michael Tinker

Read 2 comments

Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference (Addison-Wesley Data & Analytics) cover

405. Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference (Addison-Wesley Data & Analytics)

by Cameron Davidson-Pilon

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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism cover

406. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

by Ha-Joon Chang

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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built cover

407. How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built

by Stewart Brand

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The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism cover

408. The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

by Olivia Fox Cabane

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Stretching: 30th Anniversary Edition cover

409. Stretching: 30th Anniversary Edition

by Bob Anderson

Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

410. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew cover

411. The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew

by Kuan Yew Lee

Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street cover

412. Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

by William Poundstone

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The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It cover

413. The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It

by Scott Patterson

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Heard on The Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews cover

414. Heard on The Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews

by Timothy Falcon Crack

Book of Proof cover

415. Book of Proof

by Richard H. Hammack

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What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite cover

416. What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite

by David DiSalvo

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Metamagical Themas: Questing For The Essence Of Mind And Pattern cover

417. Metamagical Themas: Questing For The Essence Of Mind And Pattern

by Douglas Hofstadter

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The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe cover

418. The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe

by Graham Robb

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances cover

419. Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

by Neil Gaiman

Essential C# 5.0 (4th Edition) (Microsoft Windows Development Series) cover

420. Essential C# 5.0 (4th Edition) (Microsoft Windows Development Series)

by Mark Michaelis, Eric Lippert

Antitrust and Monopoly: Anatomy of a Policy Failure (Independent Studies in Political Economy) cover

421. Antitrust and Monopoly: Anatomy of a Policy Failure (Independent Studies in Political Economy)

by Dominick T. Armentano

Hello! Python cover

422. Hello! Python

by Anthony Briggs

Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code cover

423. Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code

by Van Lindberg

Read 7 comments

Critical Chain cover

424. Critical Chain

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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

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

by Eric Ries

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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life cover

426. Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson

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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World After an Apocalypse cover

427. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World After an Apocalypse

by Lewis Dartnell

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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Collins Business Essentials) cover

428. Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (Collins Business Essentials)

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript (Effective Software Development Series) cover

429. Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript (Effective Software Development Series)

by David Herman

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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science cover

430. The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

by Norman Doidge

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea cover

431. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick

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Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence (4th Edition) (International Computer Science Series) cover

432. Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence (4th Edition) (International Computer Science Series)

by Ivan Bratko

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Calculus, Second Edition cover

433. Calculus, Second Edition

by Gilbert Strang

You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, an d 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself cover

434. You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, an d 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

by David McRaney

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Inside Windows NT (Microsoft Programming Series) cover

435. Inside Windows NT (Microsoft Programming Series)

by David A. Solomon

Digital Computer Electronics cover

436. Digital Computer Electronics

by Malvino

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition cover

437. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis cover

438. AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis

by William J. Brown

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Building Web Reputation Systems cover

439. Building Web Reputation Systems

by Randy Farmer, Bryce Glass

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The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy cover

440. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko

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A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics: Understanding Why and How (Springer Texts in Statistics) cover

441. A Modern Introduction to Probability and Statistics: Understanding Why and How (Springer Texts in Statistics)

by F.M. Dekking, C. Kraaikamp, H.P. Lopuhaä, L.E. Meester

Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job cover

442. Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job

by Sean Wise, Brad Feld

The Aristotle Adventure: A Guide to the Greek, Arabic, & Latin Scholars Who Transmitted Aristotle's Logic to the Renaissance cover

443. The Aristotle Adventure: A Guide to the Greek, Arabic, & Latin Scholars Who Transmitted Aristotle's Logic to the Renaissance

by Burgess Laughlin

Outliers: The Story of Success cover

444. Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

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Badass: Making Users Awesome cover

445. Badass: Making Users Awesome

by Kathy Sierra

Read 7 comments

Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications cover

446. Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications

by Perry R. Cook

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Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition) cover

447. Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ (2nd Edition)

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities cover

448. Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities

by Aldert Vrij

21st Century C cover

449. 21st Century C

by Ben Klemens

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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics cover

450. The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics

by William R. Easterly

What Did Jesus Drive: Crisis PR in Cars, Computers and Christianity cover

451. What Did Jesus Drive: Crisis PR in Cars, Computers and Christianity

by Jason H. Vines

High Performance MySQL cover

452. High Performance MySQL

by Jeremy D. Zawodny, Derek J. Balling

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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition cover

453. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution - 25th Anniversary Edition

by Steven Levy

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Influx cover

454. Influx

by Daniel Suarez

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Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

455. Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought (Pragmatic Programmers)

by Drew Neil

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The King Of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire cover

456. The King Of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire

by Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman

The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million cover

457. The Sales Acceleration Formula: Using Data, Technology, and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million

by Mark Roberge

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Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training cover

458. Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training

by Karen Pryor

Read 3 comments

1. Theory cover

459. 1. Theory

by Russell Jurney

Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work cover

460. Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work

by Marie G. McIntyre, Ph.D.

Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition cover

461. Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition

by Samuel Ichiyé Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa

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Contractors' Handbook: The Expert Guide for UK Contractors and Freelancers cover

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

by Dave Chaplin

Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum cover

463. Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum

by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman

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Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality? (Canto Classics) cover

464. Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality? (Canto Classics)

by Alastair Rae

Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul cover

465. Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul

by Giulio Tononi

A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers cover

466. A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers

by V. S. Ramachandran

The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander cover

467. The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander

by Pete Blaber

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Breakfast at Sotheby's: An A-Z of the Art World cover

468. Breakfast at Sotheby's: An A-Z of the Art World

by Philip Hook

Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler)) cover

469. Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

by Jez Humble

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Coltan cover

470. Coltan

by Michael Nest

The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory cover

471. The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory

by David Bohm

The Art of the Metaobject Protocol cover

472. The Art of the Metaobject Protocol

by Gregor Kiczales, Jim Des Rivieres, Daniel G. Bobrow

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Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C# cover

473. Programming C#: Building .NET Applications with C#

by Jesse Liberty

Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive cover

474. Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

by Noah J. Goldstein, Steve J. Martin, Robert Cialdini

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SQL Server Query Performance Tuning cover

475. SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

by Grant Fritchey

The Hacker's Dictionary: A Guide to the World of Computer Wizards cover

476. The Hacker's Dictionary: A Guide to the World of Computer Wizards

by Guy L. Steele

Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America cover

477. Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America

by David M. Kennedy

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

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

by John L. Hennessy

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Write Now: A Complete Self-teaching Program for Better Handwriting cover

479. Write Now: A Complete Self-teaching Program for Better Handwriting

by Barbara Getty, Inga Dubay

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The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940 cover

480. The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940

by Eloise Engle, Eloise Paananen, Lauri Paananen

UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record cover

481. UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record

by Leslie Kean

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The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology cover

482. The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology

by Bibliographisches Institut

The Soul of A New Machine cover

483. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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The Great Crash 1929 cover

484. The Great Crash 1929

by John Kenneth Galbraith

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How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food,10th Anniversary Edition cover

485. How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food,10th Anniversary Edition

by Mark Bittman

When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery cover

486. When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery

by Frank T. Vertosick

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Mathematics of Physics and Modern Engineering cover

487. Mathematics of Physics and Modern Engineering

by Ivan Stephen Sokolnikoff, Raymond M. Redheffer

Manual For Ear Training And Sight Singing cover

488. Manual For Ear Training And Sight Singing

Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition cover

489. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk

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The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 3rd Edition cover

490. The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening, 3rd Edition

Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty cover

491. Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty

by Gerd Gigerenzer

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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil cover

492. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

by J. R. R. Tolkien

How to Sue a Telemarketer cover

493. How to Sue a Telemarketer

by Stephen I. Ostrow, Ozmo Kramer

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Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law for Unity in Physical Law cover

494. Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law for Unity in Physical Law

by Peter Woit

Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health cover

495. Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health

by Denise Minger

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The End of Error: Unum Computing (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science) cover

496. The End of Error: Unum Computing (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Science)

by John L. Gustafson

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All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis cover

497. All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis

by Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera

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Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs cover

498. Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs

by Mark Jason Dominus

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Maxims, Morals, and Metaphors: A Primer on Venture Capital cover

499. Maxims, Morals, and Metaphors: A Primer on Venture Capital

by Scott Chou

Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (MIT Press) cover

500. Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing (MIT Press)

by Vaclav Smil