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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jun 15, 2020 - Jun 22, 2020

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Operating Systems Design and Implementation (3rd Edition) cover

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

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull

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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra) cover

2. A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

by Barbara A. Oakley

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Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition cover

3. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

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

by Charles Petzold

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Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error cover

5. Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error

by Steven Michael Casey

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The Dream Machine cover

6. The Dream Machine

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

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The Manga Guide to Electricity cover

7. The Manga Guide to Electricity

by Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda, Co Ltd Trend

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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape cover

8. The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape

by James Howard Kunstler

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The Great International Paper Airplane Book cover

9. The Great International Paper Airplane Book

by Jerry Mander, George Dippel, Howard Luck Gossage

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The Choice: Embrace the Possible cover

10. The Choice: Embrace the Possible

by Edith Eva Eger

The Big Fat Surprise (Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet) cover

11. The Big Fat Surprise (Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet)

by Nina Teicholz

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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library) cover

12. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library)

by Richard Phillips Feynman

A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Ninth Edition) cover

13. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Ninth Edition)

by Burton G. Malkiel

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Mathematical Notation: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists cover

14. Mathematical Notation: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists

by Edward Scheinerman

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Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe cover

15. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe

by Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee

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Motel of the Mysteries cover

16. Motel of the Mysteries

by David Macaulay

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Superior: The Return of Race Science cover

17. Superior: The Return of Race Science

by Angela Saini

Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech (Synthesis) cover

18. Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech (Synthesis)

by Sally Smith Hughes

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

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

by Joe Celko

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Mindfulness in Plain English: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

20. Mindfulness in Plain English: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Henepola Gunaratana

What Is Race?: Four Philosophical Views cover

21. What Is Race?: Four Philosophical Views

by Joshua Glasgow, Sally Haslanger, Quayshawn Spencer, Chike Jeffers

The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series) cover

22. The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

by James C. Scott

Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space cover

23. Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space

by Kevin Hand

What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World cover

24. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World

by Jon Young

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High Output Management cover

25. High Output Management

by Andrew S. Grove

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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything cover

26. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

by Chris Hadfield

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity cover

27. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

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Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group) cover

28. Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)

by Marty Cagan