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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between May 28, 2018 - Jun 4, 2018

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College Grad Job Hunter: Insider Techniques and Tactics for Finding A Top-Paying Entry-level Job cover

1. College Grad Job Hunter: Insider Techniques and Tactics for Finding A Top-Paying Entry-level Job

by Brian D Krueger

The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War cover

2. The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

by Stephen Kinzer

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 cover

3. Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

by Steve Coll

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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations cover

4. Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

by Ronen Bergman

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

5. 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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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy cover

6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic cover

7. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

by Sam Quinones

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Development by Consent: The Voluntary Supply of Public Goods and Services (A Sequoia Seminar) cover

8. Development by Consent: The Voluntary Supply of Public Goods and Services (A Sequoia Seminar)

by Jerry Jenkins, David E. Sisk

The Biology of Belief 10th Anniversary Edition: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles cover

9. The Biology of Belief 10th Anniversary Edition: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles

by Bruce H. Lipton, PHD

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Planning Problems in the USSR: The Contribution of Mathematical Economics to their Solution 1960-1971 (Department of Applied Economics Monographs) cover

10. Planning Problems in the USSR: The Contribution of Mathematical Economics to their Solution 1960-1971 (Department of Applied Economics Monographs)

by Michael Ellman

Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer: Theory and Experiments cover

11. Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer: Theory and Experiments

by Dr John C Lilly

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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention cover

12. The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

by Guy Deutscher

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Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life cover

13. Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life

by David D. Friedman

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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems cover

14. Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques to Build Intelligent Systems

by Aurélien Géron

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Everyone Else Must Fail: The Unvarnished Truth About Oracle and Larry Ellison cover

15. Everyone Else Must Fail: The Unvarnished Truth About Oracle and Larry Ellison

by Karen Southwick

Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy cover

16. Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy

by Bill Gates

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MCI:Failure Is Not an Option, How MCI Invented Competition in Telecommunications cover

17. MCI:Failure Is Not an Option, How MCI Invented Competition in Telecommunications

by Lorraine Spurge

Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology cover

18. Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology

by Stan J. Liebowitz, Stephen E. Margolis

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The Road Ahead: Completely Revised and Up-to-Date cover

19. The Road Ahead: Completely Revised and Up-to-Date

by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson

Beyond the Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe cover

20. Beyond the Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe

by Ethan Siegel

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Unix Power Tools cover

21. Unix Power Tools

by Shelley Powers

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An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma cover

22. An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma

by Andy Field

Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

23. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel

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Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution cover

24. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

by Steven Levy

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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

25. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

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The Book of Shiatsu: A Complete Guide to Using Hand Pressure and Gentle Manipulation to Improve Your Health, Vitality and Stamina cover

26. The Book of Shiatsu: A Complete Guide to Using Hand Pressure and Gentle Manipulation to Improve Your Health, Vitality and Stamina

by Paul Lundberg

Philosophy Bites cover

27. Philosophy Bites

by David Edmonds, Nigel Warburton

AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition cover

28. AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

by Matt Neuburg

Calculus Made Easy cover

29. Calculus Made Easy

by Silvanus P. Thompson, Martin Gardner

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What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry cover

30. What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry

by John Markoff

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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age cover

31. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age

by Michael A. Hiltzik

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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West cover

32. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

by Roger Crowley

How the Laws of Physics Lie cover

33. How the Laws of Physics Lie

by Nancy Cartwright

The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science cover

34. The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science

by Nancy Cartwright

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection cover

35. Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection

by John E. Sarno

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Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis? (Macmillan Science) cover

36. Viruses vs. Superbugs: A Solution to the Antibiotics Crisis? (Macmillan Science)

by Thomas Häusler

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future cover

37. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance

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The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage cover

38. The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

by Cliff Stoll

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Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made cover

39. Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

by Andy Hertzfeld

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The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries cover

40. The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries

by Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan

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A Constitution for Living (Buddhist Principles for a Fruitful and Harmonious Life) cover

41. A Constitution for Living (Buddhist Principles for a Fruitful and Harmonious Life)

by Payutto, P.A.

Shame and Necessity (Sather Classical Lectures) cover

42. Shame and Necessity (Sather Classical Lectures)

by Bernard Williams

The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea cover

43. The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea

by Arthur O. Lovejoy

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made cover

44. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

by Jason Schreier

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Secrets of Power Negotiating, 15th Anniversary Edition: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator cover

45. Secrets of Power Negotiating, 15th Anniversary Edition: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator

by Roger Dawson

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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century cover

46. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

by Steven Pinker

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Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade cover

47. Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

by Robert Cialdini

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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It cover

48. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

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