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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Oct 31, 2016 - Nov 7, 2016

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Data Structures and Algorithms cover

1. Data Structures and Algorithms

by Alfred V. Aho, John E. Hopcroft, Jeffrey D. Ullman

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Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks: When Threads Unravel (The Pragmatic Programmers) cover

2. Seven Concurrency Models in Seven Weeks: When Threads Unravel (The Pragmatic Programmers)

by Paul Butcher

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The Halo Effect: . . . and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers cover

3. The Halo Effect: . . . and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers

by Phil Rosenzweig

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Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader cover

4. Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

by Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli

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Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition cover

5. Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition

by Michael L. Scott

Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs cover

6. Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs

by Yukari Iwatani Kane

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Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies cover

7. Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies

by Andreas M. Antonopoulos

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The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition) cover

8. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

by Frederick P. Brooks (Jr.)

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The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles cover

9. The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles

by Bruce H. Lipton

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On the Accuracy of Economic Observations cover

10. On the Accuracy of Economic Observations

by Oskar Morgenstern

Theremin: ETHER MUSIC AND ESPIONAGE (Music in American Life) cover

11. Theremin: ETHER MUSIC AND ESPIONAGE (Music in American Life)

by Albert Glinsky, Robert Moog

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science cover

12. The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

by Culadasa (John Yates Ph D ), Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves

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Wireless Communications cover

13. Wireless Communications

by Andreas F. Molisch

History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines (Library of Flight) cover

14. History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines (Library of Flight)

by George Paul Sutton

High Output Management cover

15. High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

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Deep Learning cover

16. Deep Learning

by Adam Gibson, Josh Patterson

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Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation cover

17. Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation

by William A. Fischel

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The Soul of A New Machine cover

18. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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Thermal Physics (2nd Edition) cover

19. Thermal Physics (2nd Edition)

by Charles Kittel, Herbert Kroemer

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Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

20. Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Joe Celko

Good Business: Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning cover

21. Good Business: Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The Chemical Components of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke, Second Edition cover

22. The Chemical Components of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke, Second Edition

by Alan Rodgman, Thomas A. Perfetti

The third industrial revolution cover

23. The third industrial revolution

by George Harry Stine

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Red Star Tales: A Century of Russian and Soviet Science Fiction cover

24. Red Star Tales: A Century of Russian and Soviet Science Fiction

by Yvonne Howell, Anne O. Fisher

Vaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors: The Discovery and Settlement of the Pacific cover

25. Vaka Moana, Voyages of the Ancestors: The Discovery and Settlement of the Pacific

by K. R. Howe

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The City Trilogy (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) cover

26. The City Trilogy (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan)

by Shi Kuo Chang

Prime Numbers: A Computational Perspective cover

27. Prime Numbers: A Computational Perspective

by Richard Crandall, Carl Pomerance

Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press) cover

28. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (MIT Press)

by Peter Van Roy, Seif Haridi

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Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, Second Edition cover

29. Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, Second Edition

by Ross J. Anderson

The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic cover

30. The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting: Cursive and Calligraphic

by Fred Eager

Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS cover

31. Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

by Joby Warrick

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cover

32. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

by Andy Hunt, David Thomas, Dave Thomas, David . Thomas

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Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn)) cover

33. Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

by Kenneth S. Rubin

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code cover

34. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code

by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck

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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science cover

35. Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

by Atul Gawande

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Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication cover

36. Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop--from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication

by Neil Gershenfeld

Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners cover

37. Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners

by Christof Paar, Jan Pelzl

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Europe's Lost World: The Rediscovery of Doggerland (CBA Research Reports) cover

38. Europe's Lost World: The Rediscovery of Doggerland (CBA Research Reports)

by Vincent L. Gaffney