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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Nov 11, 2019 - Nov 18, 2019

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Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) cover

1. Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's

2. Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire"

by William R. Newman

The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell cover

3. The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell

by Luca Turin

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The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution cover

4. The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

by Gregory Zuckerman

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Time Management for System Administrators cover

5. Time Management for System Administrators

by Tom Limoncelli

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The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir cover

6. The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir

by Marina Whitman

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Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb cover

7. Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

by William Poundstone

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Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most cover

8. Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most

by Hendrie Weisinger, J. P. Pawliw-Fry

John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener: From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and Death cover

9. John von Neumann and Norbert Wiener: From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and Death

by Steve Joshua Heims

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World cover

10. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

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Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective cover

11. Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective

by Terence Tao

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In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays cover

12. In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

by Bertrand Arthur William Russell

Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending cover

13. Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending

by Elizabeth Dunn, Michael Norton

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information cover

14. How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

by Alberto Cairo

Debt: The First 5,000 Years cover

15. Debt: The First 5,000 Years

by David Graeber

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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

16. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Self-Care Program cover

17. Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Self-Care Program

by Sharon J. Butler

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Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results cover

18. Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results

by Drew Boyd, Jacob Goldenberg

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Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide (2nd Edition) cover

19. Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide (2nd Edition)

by Geri Schneider, Jason P. Winters

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The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018) cover

20. The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018)

by Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols

Project Oberon: The Design of an Operating System and Compiler (Acm Press Books) cover

21. Project Oberon: The Design of an Operating System and Compiler (Acm Press Books)

by Niklaus Wirth, Jürg Gutknecht

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Specifying Software: A Hands-On Introduction cover

22. Specifying Software: A Hands-On Introduction

by R. D. Tennent

Computer Organization and Design ARM Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

23. Computer Organization and Design ARM Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy

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Java 2 Black Book cover

24. Java 2 Black Book

by Steven Holzner

Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price cover

25. Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price

by Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke

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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power cover

26. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

by Daniel Yergin

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Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming cover

27. Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming

by Luciano Ramalho

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SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065 cover

28. SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065

by Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates

It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff cover

29. It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff

by Peter Walsh

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir cover

30. Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir

by Roz Chast

Guiness Book of World Records: 1980 Edition cover

31. Guiness Book of World Records: 1980 Edition

by Norris Dewar McWhirter

Guinness Book of World's Records (Giant 1988 Revised Edition) cover

32. Guinness Book of World's Records (Giant 1988 Revised Edition)

by Norris McWhirter

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse) (Volume 1) cover

33. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse) (Volume 1)

by Dennis E. Taylor

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