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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 7, 2018 - May 14, 2018

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Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

1. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert

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My Little Big Math Book cover

2. My Little Big Math Book

by Lars Ronnback, M.D., Ph.D.

Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow cover

3. Leadership Step by Step: Become the Person Others Follow

by Joshua Spodek

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Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy cover

4. Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy

by Carl Shapiro, Hal R. Varian

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Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) cover

5. Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Marcus Aurelius

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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Dover Thrift Editions) cover

6. Seneca's Letters from a Stoic (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Bruce Lee: A Life cover

7. Bruce Lee: A Life

by Matthew Polly

The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate cover

8. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate

by John H. Walton

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Building Tools with GitHub cover

9. Building Tools with GitHub

by Chris Dawson, Ben Straub

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Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality cover

10. Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality

by Anthony De Mello

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice cover

11. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

by Shunryū Suzuki

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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy cover

12. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

by David D. Burns

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Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm cover

13. Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict cover

14. Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict

by Esther De Waal

The Seven Storey Mountain cover

15. The Seven Storey Mountain

by Thomas Merton

Hacker's Delight (2nd Edition) cover

16. Hacker's Delight (2nd Edition)

by Henry S. Warren

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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) cover

17. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Free Will (Hackett Readings in Philosophy) cover

18. Free Will (Hackett Readings in Philosophy)

by Derk Pereboom

Death March (2nd Edition) cover

19. Death March (2nd Edition)

by Edward Yourdon

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Complexity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) cover

20. Complexity: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

by John Henry Holland

C++ Programming: Program Design Including Data Structures cover

21. C++ Programming: Program Design Including Data Structures

by D. S. Malik

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

22. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Outliers: The Story of Success cover

23. Outliers: The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

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Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food A-To-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies cover

24. Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Fifth Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food A-To-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies

by Phyllis A. Balch CNC

Nothing New Under the Sun: A Blunt Paraphrase of Ecclesiastes cover

25. Nothing New Under the Sun: A Blunt Paraphrase of Ecclesiastes

by Adam S. Miller, Professor of Philosophy Adam S Miller

A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 1: The Period of the Philosophers (from the Beginnings to Circa 100 B. C.) cover

26. A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol. 1: The Period of the Philosophers (from the Beginnings to Circa 100 B. C.)

by Youlan Feng

The Outsider: The Classic Exploration of Rebellion and Creativity (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions) cover

27. The Outsider: The Classic Exploration of Rebellion and Creativity (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)

by Colin Wilson

Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

28. Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann

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Tcl and the Tk Toolkit (2nd Edition) cover

29. Tcl and the Tk Toolkit (2nd Edition)

by John K. Ousterhout, Ken Jones

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Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well cover

30. Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen

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The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting cover

31. The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

by Jimmy Moore, Jason Fung

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The Bus Is For Us cover

32. The Bus Is For Us

by Michael Rosen

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) cover

33. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)

by Christopher M. Bishop

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Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible cover

34. Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible

by William N. Goetzmann

Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution cover

35. Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution

by Jonathan B. Losos

Comrades and Commissars: The Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War cover

36. Comrades and Commissars: The Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War

by Cecil D. Eby

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup cover

37. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

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Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique, Second Edition cover

38. Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique, Second Edition

by Michael Gelb

Oligarchy cover

39. Oligarchy

by Jeffrey A. Winters

Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life cover

40. Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

by Peter Gray

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The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing cover

41. The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing

by Joost A. M. Meerloo

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Managing the Software Process cover

42. Managing the Software Process

by Watts S. Humphrey

The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process cover

43. The Capability Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process

by Mark C. Paulk

Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars From 4Chan And Tumblr To Trump And The Alt-Right cover

44. Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars From 4Chan And Tumblr To Trump And The Alt-Right

by Angela Nagle

Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction cover

45. Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction

by Gregory Bassham, Irwin, William., Henry Nardone, James M. Wallace

The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick cover

46. The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick

by Jonathan Littman

Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance cover

47. Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance

by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza

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Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design cover

48. Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

by Stephen C. Meyer

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters cover

49. The Adweek Copywriting Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful Advertising and Marketing Copy from One of America's Top Copywriters

by Joseph Sugarman

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