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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jan 6, 2020 - Jan 13, 2020

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

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

by Jon Birger

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A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation cover

2. A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

by Christopher W. Fraser, David R. Hanson

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

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

by Betty Edwards

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UNIX: A History and a Memoir cover

4. UNIX: A History and a Memoir

by Brian W. Kernighan

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Lifespan: Why We Age_and Why We Don't Have To cover

5. Lifespan: Why We Age_and Why We Don't Have To

by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante

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Software Systems Architecture: Working With Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives cover

6. Software Systems Architecture: Working With Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives

by Nick Rozanski, Eoin Woods

Physics of the Plasma Universe cover

7. Physics of the Plasma Universe

by Anthony L. Peratt

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Starship Repo cover

8. Starship Repo

by Patrick S. Tomlinson

The Dream Machine cover

9. The Dream Machine

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

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

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

by John Horgan

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Causal Inference in Statistics - A Primer cover

11. Causal Inference in Statistics - A Primer

by Judea Pearl, Madelyn Glymour, Nicholas P. Jewell

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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics cover

12. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

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Violent Land: Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City cover

13. Violent Land: Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City

by David T. Courtwright

Crystallizing Public Opinion cover

14. Crystallizing Public Opinion

by Edward L. Bernays

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking cover

15. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain

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Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road cover

16. Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road

by Neil Peart

Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot cover

17. Kea, Bird of Paradox: The Evolution and Behavior of a New Zealand Parrot

by Judy Diamond, Alan B. Bond

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Greek Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Greek alphabet (Teach Yourself) cover

18. Greek Script Hacking: The optimal pathway to learn the Greek alphabet (Teach Yourself)

by Judith Meyer

The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (Landmark Books) cover

19. The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (Landmark Books)

by Herodotus

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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War cover

20. The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War

by Robert B. Strassler

The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) cover

21. The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

by Nicholas Griffin

SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed cover

22. SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed

by Martin Nowak, Roger Highfield

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Sleep, Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired cover

23. Sleep, Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

by Steven Y. Park

The Triumph of the West cover

24. The Triumph of the West

by John Morris Roberts

Immortality: An Economics and Moral Framework Toward Immortality cover

25. Immortality: An Economics and Moral Framework Toward Immortality

by Austin Andrew Fatheree

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life cover

26. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

by William Finnegan

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage cover

27. Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage

by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew

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Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs cover

28. Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs

by Jon Koomey

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Addicted to Energy: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective on How to Save Our Economy and Our Climate cover

29. Addicted to Energy: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective on How to Save Our Economy and Our Climate

by Elton B. Sherwin Jr

Japan's Software Factories: A Challenge to U.S. Management cover

30. Japan's Software Factories: A Challenge to U.S. Management

by Michael A. Cusumano