Hacker News Books for 2018

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Hacker News Books for 2018

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2018.

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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics) cover

301. Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants (Rutgers University Press Classics)

by John Drury Clark

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The Corporation : A Centennial Biography of United States Steel Corporation, 1901-2001 cover

302. The Corporation : A Centennial Biography of United States Steel Corporation, 1901-2001

by Brian Apelt, Warren Hull

Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind cover

303. Surfing Uncertainty: Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Mind

by Andy Clark

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Finite and Infinite Games cover

304. Finite and Infinite Games

by James Carse

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The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age cover

305. The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age

by David E. Sanger

Digital Design and Computer Architecture cover

306. Digital Design and Computer Architecture

by David Money Harris, Sarah L. Harris

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It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work cover

307. It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing cover

308. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

by Burton G Malkiel

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Elementary Basic , as Chronicled by John H. Watson (Learning to Program Your Computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes) cover

309. Elementary Basic , as Chronicled by John H. Watson (Learning to Program Your Computer in Basic with Sherlock Holmes)

by John H. Watson

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How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes cover

310. How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes

by Daniel Solow

O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training cover

311. O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training

by Jerry D. Peek

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World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History) cover

312. World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History)

by Christopher Hill

Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers cover

313. Matrix Analysis for Scientists and Engineers

by Alan J. Laub

Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town cover

314. Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town

by Beth Macy

The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam cover

315. The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam

by Jerry Lembcke

The Lost Art of Steam Heating cover

316. The Lost Art of Steam Heating

by Dan Holohan

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Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet cover

317. Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet

by Yasha Levine

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Warren's Abstract Machine: A Tutorial Reconstruction (Logic Programming Series) cover

318. Warren's Abstract Machine: A Tutorial Reconstruction (Logic Programming Series)

by Hassan Aït-Kaci

Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex cover

319. Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex

by Michael Hiltzik

Reinforcement learning with TensorFlow cover

320. Reinforcement learning with TensorFlow

The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers cover

321. The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers

by Philip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh

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Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition cover

322. Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition

by Daniel P. Bovet

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The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design cover

323. The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and Design

by Galen Cranz

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The David Foster Wallace Reader cover

324. The David Foster Wallace Reader

by David Foster Wallace

Shadows on the Wasteland: Crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes cover

325. Shadows on the Wasteland: Crossing Antarctica with Ranulph Fiennes

by Mike Stroud

Mind Over Matter cover

326. Mind Over Matter

by Ranulph Fiennes

Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps -- And What We Can Do About It cover

327. Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps -- And What We Can Do About It

by Lise Eliot

The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development cover

328. The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

by Donald G. Reinertsen

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The Art Of War cover

329. The Art Of War

by Sun Tzu, Sunzi

On War cover

330. On War

by Carl von Clausewitz

Stabilizing an Unstable Economy cover

331. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy

by Hyman Minsky

The Revolutionary Phenotype: The amazing story of how life begins and how it ends cover

332. The Revolutionary Phenotype: The amazing story of how life begins and how it ends

by J. F. Gariépy

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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy cover

333. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

by John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt

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Managing The Professional Service Firm cover

334. Managing The Professional Service Firm

by David H. Maister

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Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations cover

335. Things that Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations

by Arundhati Roy, John Cusack

The Animator's Survival Kit cover

336. The Animator's Survival Kit

by Richard Williams

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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

337. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Hugh Wiley Hitchcock

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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media cover

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

by Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky

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How I Wish I Had Taught Maths: Reflections on research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes cover

339. How I Wish I Had Taught Maths: Reflections on research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes

by Craig Barton

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American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Home Ownership cover

340. American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Home Ownership

by Randal O'Toole

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Pay without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation cover

341. Pay without Performance: The Unfulfilled Promise of Executive Compensation

by Lucian Bebchuk, Jesse Fried

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Probabilistic Logic Networks: A Comprehensive Framework for Uncertain Inference cover

342. Probabilistic Logic Networks: A Comprehensive Framework for Uncertain Inference

by Ben Goertzel

Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence cover

343. Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence

by Christian Parenti

Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought cover

344. Mathematics and the Roots of Postmodern Thought

by Vladimir Tasić

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Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate: The Essential Guide For Progressives (Paperback + DVD edition) cover

345. Don't Think Of An Elephant!/ How Democrats And Progressives Can Win: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate: The Essential Guide For Progressives (Paperback + DVD edition)

by George Lakoff

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think cover

346. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

by Bryan Caplan

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Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision cover

347. Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision

by Jerome R. Busemeyer, Peter D. Bruza

Maximum Climbing (How To Climb Series) cover

348. Maximum Climbing (How To Climb Series)

by Eric J. Hörst

Molecular Cell Biology cover

349. Molecular Cell Biology

by Harvey F. Lodish

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America cover

350. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

by Beth Macy

Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences cover

351. Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences

by Mary L. Boas

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Rethinking Sitting cover

352. Rethinking Sitting

by Peter Opsvik

Making Things Talk cover

353. Making Things Talk

by Tom Igoe

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Math from Three to Seven: The Story of a Mathematical Circle for Preschoolers (MSRI Mathematical Circles Library) cover

354. Math from Three to Seven: The Story of a Mathematical Circle for Preschoolers (MSRI Mathematical Circles Library)

by Aleksandr Kalmanovich Zvonkin

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Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World cover

355. Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World

by Rand Fishkin

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History cover

356. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

by John M. Barry

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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism cover

357. Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism

by Richard D. Wolff

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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win cover

358. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win

by Steve Blank

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The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine cover

359. The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine

by Gregg Olsen

The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business cover

360. The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business

by Clayton M. Christensen

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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1 cover

361. The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1

by Szczepaniak, S M G Szczepaniak

American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 cover

362. American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

by William Manchester

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Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty (Galaxy Books) cover

363. Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty (Galaxy Books)

by Morris Kline

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Bomber Command (Zenith Military Classics) cover

364. Bomber Command (Zenith Military Classics)

by Max Hastings Sir, Max Hastings

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Two Hundred Years Together (Complete Edition in 2 Volumes) / Dvesti Let Vmeste - v 2-h Tomah (in Rus cover

365. Two Hundred Years Together (Complete Edition in 2 Volumes) / Dvesti Let Vmeste - v 2-h Tomah (in Rus

by Александр Исаевич Солженицын

How Music Works cover

366. How Music Works

by David Byrne

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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order cover

367. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

by Kai-Fu Lee

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The Flying Circus of Physics cover

368. The Flying Circus of Physics

by Jearl Walker

Behold!!! the Protong cover

369. Behold!!! the Protong

by Stanislav Szukalski, Glenn Bray, Robert Williams

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Component-Based Software Engineering: Putting the Pieces Together cover

370. Component-Based Software Engineering: Putting the Pieces Together

by George T. Heineman, William T. Councill

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

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

by Tom Standage

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The Power of Frameworks: For Windows and Os/2 cover

372. The Power of Frameworks: For Windows and Os/2

by Taligent, Inc

Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World cover

373. Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

by Tom Wright, Bradley Hope

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My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World cover

374. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World

by Julian Dibbell

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Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics (Monographs in Computer Science) cover

375. Predicate Calculus and Program Semantics (Monographs in Computer Science)

by Edsger W. Dijkstra, Carel S. Scholten

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind cover

376. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) cover

377. Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program)

by Kip S Thorne

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A Short History of Progress cover

378. A Short History of Progress

by Ronald Wright

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The Neuroscience of Language: On Brain Circuits of Words and Serial Order cover

379. The Neuroscience of Language: On Brain Circuits of Words and Serial Order

by Friedemann Pulvermüller

Presentation Zen Design cover

380. Presentation Zen Design

by Garr Reynolds

Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

381. Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

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To Sail Beyond the Sunset cover

382. To Sail Beyond the Sunset

by Robert Anson Heinlein

Computer System Organization: The B5700/B6700 Series cover

383. Computer System Organization: The B5700/B6700 Series

by Elliott I. Organick, Robert L. Ashenhurst

Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir cover

384. Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir

by Don Eyles

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The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small cover

385. The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small

by John Gall

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Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies cover

386. Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies

by Geoffrey West

The Art of Thinking Clearly: The International Bestseller That Improves Decision Making and Counters Faulty Reasoning with Research-Backed Good Sense cover

387. The Art of Thinking Clearly: The International Bestseller That Improves Decision Making and Counters Faulty Reasoning with Research-Backed Good Sense

by Rolf Dobelli

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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition cover

388. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street (Wiley Investment Classics) cover

389. Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street (Wiley Investment Classics)

by Fred Schwed, Jr.

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How Asia Works cover

390. How Asia Works

by Joe Studwell

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Linux Kernel Development cover

391. Linux Kernel Development

by Robert Love

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The Fifth Generation Fallacy: Why Japan is Betting Its Future on Artificial Intelligence cover

392. The Fifth Generation Fallacy: Why Japan is Betting Its Future on Artificial Intelligence

by J. Marshall Unger

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A Patriot's History® of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror cover

393. A Patriot's History® of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

by Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen

A People's History of the United States cover

394. A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

Tim O'Reilly: WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us - O'Reilly Media cover

395. Tim O'Reilly: WTF? What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us - O'Reilly Media

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics cover

396. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It cover

397. Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

by Lawrence Lessig

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Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates cover

398. Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates

by David Wootton

A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates cover

399. A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates

by Rand Corporation

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Cognition in the Wild (Bradford Books) cover

400. Cognition in the Wild (Bradford Books)

by Edwin Hutchins

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