Hacker News Books for 2020

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Hacker News Books for 2020

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2020.

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Computer Professional's Quick Reference cover

1. Computer Professional's Quick Reference

by M. S. Vassiliou, J. A. Orenstein

The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility cover

2. The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility

by Robert Zubrin

Tank Action: An Armoured Troop Commander's War 194445 cover

3. Tank Action: An Armoured Troop Commander's War 194445

by David Render, Stuart Tootal

The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune cover

4. The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune

by Conor O'Clery

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Justice Matters: Rescuing the legal system for the twenty-first cover

5. Justice Matters: Rescuing the legal system for the twenty-first

by Roberta R. Katz

The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture cover

6. The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture

by Frank R. Wilson

Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition) cover

7. Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull

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Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training cover

8. Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training

by Karen Pryor

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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies cover

9. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Nick Bostrom

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Goya cover

10. Goya

by Lion Feuchtwanger

Introducing Psychology of Relationships: A Practical Guide cover

11. Introducing Psychology of Relationships: A Practical Guide

by John Karter

The End of History and the Last Man cover

12. The End of History and the Last Man

by Francis Fukuyama

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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary cover

13. Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester

Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game cover

14. Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game

by Jon Birger

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The Method of Coordinates (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

15. The Method of Coordinates (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov

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Algebra cover

16. Algebra

by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen

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The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering: Mastering Complexity (The MIT Press) cover

17. The Art of Insight in Science and Engineering: Mastering Complexity (The MIT Press)

by Sanjoy Mahajan

Sequences, Combinations, Limits (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

18. Sequences, Combinations, Limits (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by S. I. Gelʹfand, M. L. Gerver, A. A. Kirillov, N. N. Konstantinov

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Geometry cover

19. Geometry

by Israel M. Gelfand, Tatiana Alekseyevskaya (Gelfand)

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Trigonometry cover

20. Trigonometry

by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul

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Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

21. Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, E. E. Shnol

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Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving (The MIT Press) cover

22. Street-Fighting Mathematics: The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving (The MIT Press)

by Sanjoy Mahajan

The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet cover

23. The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet

by Jeff Kosseff

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Une Fois Pour Toutes cover

24. Une Fois Pour Toutes

by Hale Sturges, Linda Cregg, Henry L. Herbst

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation cover

25. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving cover

26. The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving

by Morgan D. Jones

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Small talk survival: praktische gids voor de gesprekken tussendoor (Dutch Edition) cover

27. Small talk survival: praktische gids voor de gesprekken tussendoor (Dutch Edition)

by Liz Luyben, Iris Posthouwer

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) cover

28. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter)

by Steve Krug

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The Four Steps to the Epiphany cover

29. The Four Steps to the Epiphany

by Steve Blank

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Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press) cover

30. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (MIT Press)

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II cover

31. The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II

by Светлана Алексиевич

Server-Side JavaScript(TM): Developing Integrated Web Applications cover

32. Server-Side JavaScript(TM): Developing Integrated Web Applications

by Robert Husted, J. J. Kuslich

Server-Side Javascript: Developing Integrated Web Applications cover

33. Server-Side Javascript: Developing Integrated Web Applications

Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) cover

34. Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

by Joe Celko

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Criminal: The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things cover

35. Criminal: The Truth About Why People Do Bad Things

by Tom Gash

The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win cover

36. The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

by Jocko Willink

Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics) cover

37. Feynman Lectures On Computation (Frontiers in Physics)

by Richard Phillips Feynman

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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition (Collins Business Essentials) cover

38. Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition (Collins Business Essentials)

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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SPIN-selling cover

39. SPIN-selling

by Neil Rackham

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Winning through Intimidation: How to Be the Victor, Not the Victim, in Business and in Life cover

40. Winning through Intimidation: How to Be the Victor, Not the Victim, in Business and in Life

by Robert Ringer

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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't cover

41. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't

by Jim Collins

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Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought (A Bradford Book) cover

42. Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought (A Bradford Book)

by Peter Gardenfors

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

43. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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Practical Ethics cover

44. Practical Ethics

by Peter Singer

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Nuclear Engineering Handbook (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) cover

45. Nuclear Engineering Handbook (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series)

by Kenneth D. Kok

Mazes for Programmers: Code Your Own Twisty Little Passages cover

46. Mazes for Programmers: Code Your Own Twisty Little Passages

by Jamis Buck

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Rough Cut--Woodworking with Tommy Mac: 12 Step-by-Step Projects cover

47. Rough Cut--Woodworking with Tommy Mac: 12 Step-by-Step Projects

by Thomas J. MacDonald, Tommy MacDonald, Laurie Donnelly

The Vertical Jump Development Bible cover

48. The Vertical Jump Development Bible

by Kelly Baggett

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living cover

49. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

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Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants In American Democracy (Business and Public Policy) cover

50. Grassroots for Hire: Public Affairs Consultants In American Democracy (Business and Public Policy)

by Edward T. Walker

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World cover

51. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams

CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web cover

52. CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web

by Eric A. Meyer, Estelle Weyl

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Architecting Angular Applications with Redux, RxJS, and NgRx: Learn to build Redux style high-performing applications with Angular 6 cover

53. Architecting Angular Applications with Redux, RxJS, and NgRx: Learn to build Redux style high-performing applications with Angular 6

by Christoffer Noring

Mastering TypeScript 3: Build enterprise-ready, industrial-strength web applications using TypeScript 3 and modern frameworks, 3rd Edition cover

54. Mastering TypeScript 3: Build enterprise-ready, industrial-strength web applications using TypeScript 3 and modern frameworks, 3rd Edition

by Nathan Rozentals

Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

55. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate

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Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

56. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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Who Murdered Chaucer? A Medieval Mystery cover

57. Who Murdered Chaucer? A Medieval Mystery

by Terry Jones, Robert Yeager, Alan Fletcher, Juliette Dor, Terry Dolan

The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies cover

58. The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies

by Robert B. Miller, Stephen E. Heiman, Tad Tuleja

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life cover

59. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

by Erving Goffman

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Collapse of an Empire: Lessons for Modern Russia cover

60. Collapse of an Empire: Lessons for Modern Russia

by Egor Timurovich Gaĭdar

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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup cover

61. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

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Formula 1 Technology (Premiere Series Books) cover

62. Formula 1 Technology (Premiere Series Books)

by Peter Wright, Tony Matthews

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The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation cover

63. The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation

by Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson

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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It cover

64. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

by Michael E. Gerber

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Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists cover

65. Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists

by Noson S. Yanofsky, Mirco A. Mannucci

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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

66. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything cover

67. Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything

by B. J. Fogg

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us cover

68. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

by Daniel H. Pink

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The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds cover

69. The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds

by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails cover

70. Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails

by Eric Prum, Josh Williams

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles cover

71. The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

by Steven Pressfield

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Chaucer's Knight: The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary cover

72. Chaucer's Knight: The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary

by Terry Jones

The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny cover

73. The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny

by William Strauss, Neil Howe

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The Art of Comic Book Inking (Third Edition) cover

74. The Art of Comic Book Inking (Third Edition)

by Gary Martin

Deutsche Schulzeit: Erinnerungen u. ErzaÌˆhlungen aus 3 Jahrhunderten (German Edition) cover

75. Deutsche Schulzeit: Erinnerungen u. ErzaÌˆhlungen aus 3 Jahrhunderten (German Edition)

by Martin Gregor-Dellin

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler cover

76. How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

by Ryan North

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Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health cover

77. Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health

by Laurie Garrett

Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World cover

78. Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

by Rutger Bregman

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Where the Crawdads Sing cover

79. Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals cover

80. Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals

by Robert Pirsig

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Functional Differential Geometry (The MIT Press) cover

81. Functional Differential Geometry (The MIT Press)

by Gerald Jay Sussman, Jack Wisdom

The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science cover

82. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

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Transforming NOKIA: The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change cover

83. Transforming NOKIA: The Power of Paranoid Optimism to Lead Through Colossal Change

by Risto Siilasmaa

Ringtone: Exploring the Rise and Fall of Nokia in Mobile Phones cover

84. Ringtone: Exploring the Rise and Fall of Nokia in Mobile Phones

by Yves Doz, Keeley Wilson

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself cover

85. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

by Michael A. Singer

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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

86. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Don Norman

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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You cover

87. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

by Julie Zhuo

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Science of Breath (Hindu-yogi) cover

88. Science of Breath (Hindu-yogi)

by Yogi Ramacharaka

Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money cover

89. Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money

A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation cover

90. A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

by Christopher W. Fraser, David R. Hanson

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Parkinsons Law: Or The Pursuit Of Progress (Business Library) cover

91. Parkinsons Law: Or The Pursuit Of Progress (Business Library)

by Cyril Northcote Parkinson

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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition cover

92. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition

by Betty Edwards

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Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking cover

93. Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland

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Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative cover

94. Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative

by David Brock

Calculus the Easy Way cover

95. Calculus the Easy Way

by Douglas Downing

The Data Model Resource Book: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises cover

96. The Data Model Resource Book: A Library of Universal Data Models for All Enterprises

by Len Silverston, Graeme Simsion

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61) cover

97. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

by Eckhart Tolle

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World cover

98. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World

by Peter Wohlleben

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Music: A Mathematical Offering cover

99. Music: A Mathematical Offering

by Dave Benson

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Tamata and the Alliance cover

100. Tamata and the Alliance

by Bernard Moitessier

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