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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Oct 29, 2018 - Nov 5, 2018

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Xunzi: The Complete Text cover

1. Xunzi: The Complete Text

by Xunzi
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New Foundations for Classical Mechanics (Fundamental Theories of Physics, 99) cover

2. New Foundations for Classical Mechanics (Fundamental Theories of Physics, 99)

by David Hestenes
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA cover

3. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

by Tim Weiner
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Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas cover

4. Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas

by Seymour A. Papert
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Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump cover

5. Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump

by David Neiwert
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Information Machines cover

6. Information Machines

by Ben H. Bagdikian
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Daily Rituals: How Artists Work cover

7. Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

by Mason Currey
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No bullshit guide to linear algebra cover

8. No bullshit guide to linear algebra

by Ivan Savov
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The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? cover

9. The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon?

by Robert Cringely
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No bullshit guide to math and physics cover

10. No bullshit guide to math and physics

by Ivan Savov
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History cover

11. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

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

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

by Ronen Bergman
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Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu cover

13. Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu

by David Swartz
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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon cover

14. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

by Kim Zetter
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Kelly: More Than My Share of It All cover

15. Kelly: More Than My Share of It All

by Clarence L. Johnson
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The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age cover

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

by David E. Sanger
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The Great American Tax Dodge: How Spiraling Fraud and Avoidance Are Killing Fairness, Destroying the Income Tax, and Costing You cover

17. The Great American Tax Dodge: How Spiraling Fraud and Avoidance Are Killing Fairness, Destroying the Income Tax, and Costing You

by Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele
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The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein cover

18. The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein

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

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

by Martin Kleppmann
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Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design (Robert C. Martin Series) cover

20. Clean Architecture: A Craftsman's Guide to Software Structure and Design (Robert C. Martin Series)

by Robert C. Martin
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Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship cover

21. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship

by Hugh Wiley Hitchcock
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Mondo Utah cover

22. Mondo Utah

by Trent Harris
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Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley cover

23. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley

by Charlotte Gordon
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