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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An Introduction to Options Trading cover

201. An Introduction to Options Trading

by Frans de Weert

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King cover

202. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

by Rich Cohen

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Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children cover

203. Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children

by Viviana A. Zelizer

The Grey Islands cover

204. The Grey Islands

by John Steffler

Physics of the Plasma Universe cover

205. Physics of the Plasma Universe

by Anthony L. Peratt

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A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know cover

206. A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know

by David A. Moss

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Go To...software Superheroes: From Fortran to the Internet Age and Beyond cover

207. Go To...software Superheroes: From Fortran to the Internet Age and Beyond

by Steve Lohr

Against Intellectual Monopoly cover

208. Against Intellectual Monopoly

by Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine

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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right cover

209. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

by Jane Mayer

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C++ für Kids: Grundlagen für Spieleprogrammierer cover

210. C++ für Kids: Grundlagen für Spieleprogrammierer

by Hans-Georg Schumann

The Computer (How It Works) cover

211. The Computer (How It Works)

by David Carey

A Deeper Sea cover

212. A Deeper Sea

by Alexander Jablokov

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President cover

213. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

by Candice Millard

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Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence cover

214. Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence

by Rory Miller

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A Problem Book in Algebra - V.A. Krechmar cover

215. A Problem Book in Algebra - V.A. Krechmar

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business cover

216. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction cover

217. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by William Zinsser

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Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) cover

218. Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

by Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, Gregory G. Colomb

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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

219. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk

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How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers) cover

220. How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones cover

221. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear

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Programming Elixir â‰¥ 1.6: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun cover

222. Programming Elixir â‰¥ 1.6: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun

by Dave Thomas

Erlang and OTP in Action cover

223. Erlang and OTP in Action

by Martin Logan, Eric Merritt, Richard Carlsson

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Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Pragmatic Programmers) cover

224. Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Pragmatic Programmers)

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Elixir in Action cover

225. Elixir in Action

by Saša Juric

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Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) cover

226. Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)

by Thomas Erikson

Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood) cover

227. Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour (or, How to Understand Those Who Cannot Be Understood)

by Thomas Erikson

Legged Robots That Balance (Artificial Intelligence) cover

228. Legged Robots That Balance (Artificial Intelligence)

by Marc H. Raibert

The Connection Machine (Mit Press Series in Artificial Intelligence) cover

229. The Connection Machine (Mit Press Series in Artificial Intelligence)

by W. Daniel Hillis

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Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) cover

230. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics)

by Christopher M. Bishop

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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition) cover

231. Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science (2nd Edition)

by Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik

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Starship Repo cover

232. Starship Repo

by Patrick S. Tomlinson

Life in the Soviet Union: A Report Card on Socialism cover

233. Life in the Soviet Union: A Report Card on Socialism

by Svetozar Pejovich

Prof. E. McSquared's Calculus Primer: Expanded Intergalactic Version! (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

234. Prof. E. McSquared's Calculus Primer: Expanded Intergalactic Version! (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Swann, Howard, Johnson, John

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Verilog by Example: A Concise Introduction for FPGA Design cover

235. Verilog by Example: A Concise Introduction for FPGA Design

by Blaine C. Readler

Laravel: Up & Running cover

236. Laravel: Up & Running

by Matt Stauffer

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

237. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

238. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

by Charles Petzold

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The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures cover

239. The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures

by Malba Tahan

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A Concise History of China cover

240. A Concise History of China

by J. A. G. Roberts

The Commissar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia New Edition cover

241. The Commissar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia New Edition

by David King

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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking cover

242. Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

by Nathan Myhrvold

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Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life cover

243. Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life

by Stuart Diamond

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The Diversity Myth cover

244. The Diversity Myth

by David O. Sacks, Peter A. Thiel

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The Design and Evolution of C++ cover

245. The Design and Evolution of C++

by Bjarne Stroustrup

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Feersum Endjinn: A Novel cover

246. Feersum Endjinn: A Novel

by Iain Banks

Number Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

247. Number Theory (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by George E. Andrews

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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics cover

248. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics

by Tim Marshall

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Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work cover

249. Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work

by Alex Petrov

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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance cover

250. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

by W. Timothy Gallwey

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251. The Secret Chief: Conversations with a Pioneer of the Underground Psychedelic Therapy Movement

by Myron J. Stolaroff

The Non-Designer's Design Book (4th Edition) cover

252. The Non-Designer's Design Book (4th Edition)

by Robin Williams

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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance cover

253. The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance

by Laurie Garrett

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The Player of Games cover

254. The Player of Games

by Iain Banks

Practical File System Design cover

255. Practical File System Design

by Dominic Giampaolo

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Building Machine Learning Powered Applications cover

256. Building Machine Learning Powered Applications

by Emmanuel Ameisen

Building Machine Learning Powered Applications: Going from Idea to Product cover

257. Building Machine Learning Powered Applications: Going from Idea to Product

by Emmanuel Ameisen

Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development cover

258. Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development

by George E. Vaillant

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Edition) cover

259. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Edition)

by Randal E. Bryant, David R. O'Hallaron

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Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512 cover

260. Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512

by Daniel Kusswurm

Low-Level Programming: C, Assembly, and Program Execution on IntelÂ® 64 Architecture cover

261. Low-Level Programming: C, Assembly, and Program Execution on IntelÂ® 64 Architecture

by Igor Zhirkov

Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills cover

262. Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills

by David Wescott

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

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

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Wooden Books) cover

264. Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology (Wooden Books)

by Miranda Lundy, Daud Sutton, Anthony Ashton, Jason Martineau

Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox...How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean cover

265. Mirror Worlds: or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox...How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean

by David Gelernter

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Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps cover

266. Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks, Maps

by Jacques Bertin

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The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age cover

267. The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age

by Alain Ehrenberg

Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success cover

268. Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

by Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness

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PostgreSQL 9.0 High Performance cover

269. PostgreSQL 9.0 High Performance

by Gregory Smith

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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen cover

270. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

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Digitale Demenz: Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen cover

271. Digitale Demenz: Wie wir uns und unsere Kinder um den Verstand bringen

by Manfred Spitzer

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition cover

272. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Thomas S. Kuhn

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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food cover

273. Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food

by Jeff Potter

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Microserfs cover

274. Microserfs

by Douglas Coupland

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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation cover

275. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

by Jon Gertner

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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win cover

276. The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

by Maria Konnikova

Linear Algebra cover

277. Linear Algebra

by Kenneth Hoffman, Ray Alden Kunze

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The Billion Dollar Monopoly (R) Swindle cover

278. The Billion Dollar Monopoly (R) Swindle

by Ralph Anspach

The complete Star Ship: A simulation project (DP series in games ; no. 1) cover

279. The complete Star Ship: A simulation project (DP series in games ; no. 1)

by Roger Garrett

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The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization cover

280. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

by Peter M. Senge

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

281. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun, Douglas Crockford

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Attachment Disturbances in Adults: Treatment for Comprehensive Repair cover

282. Attachment Disturbances in Adults: Treatment for Comprehensive Repair

by Daniel P. Brown

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Zen in the Art of Archery cover

283. Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel

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Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets cover

284. Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

by Peter Van der Linden

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The End Of Science: Facing The Limits Of Knowledge In The Twilight Of The Scientific Age cover

285. The End Of Science: Facing The Limits Of Knowledge In The Twilight Of The Scientific Age

by John Horgan

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The True and Only Heaven cover

286. The True and Only Heaven

by Christopher Lasch

How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers cover

287. How Would You Move Mount Fuji?: Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle -- How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers

by William Poundstone

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition cover

288. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey

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Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach cover

289. Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach

by Dandridge M. Malone

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The Incredible Clay Book. Klutz Press cover

290. The Incredible Clay Book. Klutz Press

by Sherri Haab, Laura Torres

A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World) cover

291. A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)

by Gregory Clark

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Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon cover

292. Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon

by Ashton B. Carter

Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming cover

293. Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

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Principles of Neural Design (The MIT Press) cover

294. Principles of Neural Design (The MIT Press)

by Peter Sterling, Simon Laughlin

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Luck (Key Ideas in Business and Management) cover

295. Luck (Key Ideas in Business and Management)

by Chengwei Liu

The Academy of the Sword cover

296. The Academy of the Sword

by Gerard Thibault

Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre cover

297. Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

by Keith Johnstone

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So, Anyway...: A Memoir cover

298. So, Anyway...: A Memoir

by John Cleese

No bullshit guide to math and physics cover

299. No bullshit guide to math and physics

by Ivan Savov

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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose; A Round Table Comic cover

300. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose; A Round Table Comic

by Tony Hsieh

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