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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Nov 9, 2020 - Nov 16, 2020

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Who's in Charge?: The Neuroscience of Decision-Making, the Notion of Free Will and the Idea of a Determined World cover

1. Who's in Charge?: The Neuroscience of Decision-Making, the Notion of Free Will and the Idea of a Determined World

by Michael S. Gazzaniga
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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training cover

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

by Karen Pryor
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Nuclear War Survival Skills: Updated and Expanded 1987 Edition cover

3. Nuclear War Survival Skills: Updated and Expanded 1987 Edition

by Cresson H. Kearny
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Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function cover

4. Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function

by Engelbert Buxbaum
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The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time cover

5. The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time

by Alex Korb
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Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age cover

6. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age

by Michael A. Hiltzik
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The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor cover

7. The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

by Mark Schatzker
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The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945 cover

8. The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945

by Nicholas Stargardt
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The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium cover

9. The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium

by Martin Gurri
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Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion cover

10. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion

by Paul Bloom
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Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed cover

11. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

by Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos
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Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book) cover

12. Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes In The Age Of The Machine (William Patrick Book)

by Don Norman, Tamara Dunaeff
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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man cover

13. Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

by Marshall McLuhan
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The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 1: The Basics cover

14. The Art of Problem Solving, Vol. 1: The Basics

by Sandor Lehoczky, Richard Rusczyk
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The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream cover

15. The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream

by Stefan Al
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UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers cover

16. UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers

by Uresh Vahalia
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition cover

17. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition

by Robert B. Cialdini
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The Playbook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader cover

18. The Playbook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader

by Mike Bellafiore
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