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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jun 1, 2015 - Jun 8, 2015

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Enemies: A History of the FBI cover

1. Enemies: A History of the FBI

by Tim Weiner
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) cover

2. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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21st Century C, 2nd Edition cover

3. 21st Century C, 2nd Edition

by Ben Klemens
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Programming Computer Vision with Python cover

4. Programming Computer Vision with Python

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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind cover

5. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

by Julian Jaynes
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

6. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way cover

7. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It―A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way

by Michael E. Gerber
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives cover

8. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

by Leonard Mlodinow
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration cover

9. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
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Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft cover

10. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

by Paul Allen
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A History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present cover

11. A History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present

by Michael J. Seth
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Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? cover

12. Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

by Philip E. Tetlock
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Tragic Design cover

13. Tragic Design

by Jonathan Shariat. Cynthia Saucier Savard
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management cover

14. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation cover

15. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner
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Modernist Cuisine. The Art and Science of Cooking cover

16. Modernist Cuisine. The Art and Science of Cooking

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

17. 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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How to Win Friends & Influence People cover

18. How to Win Friends & Influence People

by Dale Carnegie
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The 48 Laws of Power cover

19. The 48 Laws of Power

by Robert Greene
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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager cover

20. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

by Michael Lopp
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Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency cover

21. Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency

by Tom DeMarco
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The Way of Zen cover

22. The Way of Zen

by Alan Watts
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