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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Aug 27, 2018 - Sep 3, 2018

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Head First Design Patterns cover

1. Head First Design Patterns

by Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Elisabeth Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates
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Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn cover

2. Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn

by Richard R. Hamming
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author cover

3. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger - Second Edition with a new chapter by the author

by Marc Levinson
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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution cover

4. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

by Walter Isaacson
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Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption cover

5. Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption

by Jean-Philippe Aumasson
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Statistical Inference cover

6. Statistical Inference

by George Casella, Roger L. Berger
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The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal cover

7. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal

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

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

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A Philosophy of Software Design cover

9. A Philosophy of Software Design

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

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

by Randal O'Toole
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence cover

11. How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan
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The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking cover

12. The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking

by Barbara Minto
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change cover

13. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life cover

14. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

by Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson
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