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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Nov 5, 2018 - Nov 12, 2018

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Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition cover

1. Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition

by Everett M. Rogers

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Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (The MIT Press) cover

2. Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming (The MIT Press)

by Peter Van Roy, Seif Haridi

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty cover

3. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

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Experimental Methods in RF Design cover

4. Experimental Methods in RF Design

by Wes Hayward, Rick Campbell, Bob Larkin

Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts cover

5. Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

by Stanislas Dehaene

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The Design of Everyday Things cover

6. The Design of Everyday Things

by Donald A. Norman

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Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body cover

7. Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body

by Jo Marchant

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition cover

8. Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big, 10th-Anniversary Edition

by Bo Burlingham

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C Programming Language, 2nd Edition cover

9. C Programming Language, 2nd Edition

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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

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

by Rand Fishkin

Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming, 2/E (Addison-wesley Component Software) cover

11. Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming, 2/E (Addison-wesley Component Software)

by Clemens Szyperski, Dominik Gruntz, Stephan Murer

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Component-Based Software Engineering: Putting the Pieces Together cover

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

by George T. Heineman, William T. Councill

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

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

by Edsger W. Dijkstra, Carel S. Scholten

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Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism cover

14. Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism

by Richard D. Wolff

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Nuclear War Survival Skills: Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self-Help Instructions cover

15. Nuclear War Survival Skills: Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self-Help Instructions

by Cresson H. Kearny

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Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty cover

16. Design for Hackers: Reverse Engineering Beauty

by David Kadavy

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Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition cover

17. Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition

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

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

by Cliff Stoll

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The Art of the Pimp: One Man's Search for Love, Sex, and Money cover

19. The Art of the Pimp: One Man's Search for Love, Sex, and Money

by Dennis Hof

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness cover

20. The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness

by John Yates, Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves

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Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays (Library of America) cover

21. Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays (Library of America)

by Robert Frost

The Theory of Probability: Explorations and Applications cover

22. The Theory of Probability: Explorations and Applications

by Santosh S. Venkatesh

An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition cover

23. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition

by William Feller

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Six Weeks: The Short and Gallant Life of the British Officer in the First World War cover

24. Six Weeks: The Short and Gallant Life of the British Officer in the First World War

by John Lewis-Stempel

Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition) cover

25. Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition)

by Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom

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Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas cover

26. Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas

by Steven Poole

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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking cover

27. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

by Daniel C. Dennett

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The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully cover

28. The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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