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

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The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir cover

1. The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir

by Marina Whitman

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

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

by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson

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

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

by William R. Newman

Payments Systems in the U.S.: A Guide for the Payments Professional cover

5. Payments Systems in the U.S.: A Guide for the Payments Professional

by Carol Coye Benson, Scott Loftesness, Russ Jones

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

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

by Gregory Zuckerman

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The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance cover

7. The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance

by Steven G. Rogelberg

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Effective Meeting Skills (The Fifty-Minute series) cover

8. Effective Meeting Skills (The Fifty-Minute series)

by Marion E. Haynes

Time Management for System Administrators cover

9. Time Management for System Administrators

by Tom Limoncelli

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

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

by William Poundstone

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John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener cover

11. John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener

by Steve Joshua Heims

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

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

by Hendrie Weisinger, J. P. Pawliw-Fry

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World cover

13. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

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Code Complete cover

14. Code Complete

by Steve McConnell

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Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective cover

15. Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective

by Terence Tao

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World) cover

16. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World)

by Richard Dawkins

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Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending cover

17. Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending

by Elizabeth Dunn, Michael Norton

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18. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P Feynman

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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information cover

19. How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

by Alberto Cairo

In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays cover

20. In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays

by Bertrand Arthur William Russell

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

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

by Sharon J. Butler

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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

22. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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Debt: The First 5,000 Years cover

23. Debt: The First 5,000 Years

by David Graeber

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

24. 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 cover

25. Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide

by Geri Schneider, Jason P. Winters

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Specifying Software: A Hands-On Introduction cover

26. Specifying Software: A Hands-On Introduction

by R. D. Tennent

The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018) cover

27. The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018)

by Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols

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

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

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

by Niklaus Wirth, Jürg Gutknecht

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

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

by Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke

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Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming cover

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

by Luciano Ramalho

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

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

by Daniel Yergin

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

33. 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

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

by Roz Chast

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

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

by Norris McWhirter

Guiness Book of World Records: 1980 Edition cover

36. Guiness Book of World Records: 1980 Edition

by Norris Dewar McWhirter