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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Dec 20, 2021 - Dec 27, 2021

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Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China cover

1. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China

by Desmond Shum

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Where Is My Flying Car? cover

2. Where Is My Flying Car?

by J. Storrs Hall

Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language) cover

3. Why We Talk: The Evolutionary Origins of Language (Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language)

by Jean-Louis Dessalles

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The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood cover

4. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood

by James Gleick

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Jung's Thoughts on God: Religious Depths of Our Psyches (The Jung on the Hudson Book series) cover

5. Jung's Thoughts on God: Religious Depths of Our Psyches (The Jung on the Hudson Book series)

by Donald R. Dyer

Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (English Version) cover

6. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (English Version)

by 习近平

Head First Git: A Learner's Guide to Understanding Git from the Inside Out cover

7. Head First Git: A Learner's Guide to Understanding Git from the Inside Out

by Raju Gandhi

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Head First Design Patterns: Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software 2nd Edition cover

8. Head First Design Patterns: Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software 2nd Edition

by Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson

Mind and Brain: A Critical Appraisal of Cognitive Neuroscience (The MIT Press) cover

9. Mind and Brain: A Critical Appraisal of Cognitive Neuroscience (The MIT Press)

by William R. Uttal

The New Phrenology: The Limits of Localizing Cognitive Processes in the Brain (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) cover

10. The New Phrenology: The Limits of Localizing Cognitive Processes in the Brain (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology)

by William R. Uttal

The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web cover

11. The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web

by Dave Shea, Molly E. Holzschlag

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Everything in Its Place: The Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind cover

12. Everything in Its Place: The Power of Mise-En-Place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind

by Dan Charnas

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Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed cover

13. Seeing like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed

by James C. Scott

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Payments Systems in the U.S. - Third Edition: A Guide for the Payments Professional cover

14. Payments Systems in the U.S. - Third Edition: A Guide for the Payments Professional

by Carol Coye Benson, Scott Loftesness, Russ Jones

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition cover

15. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes

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Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature cover

16. Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature

by Richard Rhodes

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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void cover

17. Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

by Mary Roach

Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science cover

18. Computer Age Statistical Inference: Algorithms, Evidence, and Data Science

by Bradley Efron, Trevor Hastie

Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction: The Late Paleozoic Ice Age World cover

19. Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction: The Late Paleozoic Ice Age World

by George R. McGhee

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) cover

20. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World [With CD (Audio)] cover

21. Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World [With CD (Audio)]

by J. Mark G. Williams, Mark Williams, Danny Penman

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Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions cover

22. Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions

by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

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A Guide to Rational Living cover

23. A Guide to Rational Living

by Albert Ellis, Robert Allan Harper

The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series) cover

24. The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (American Made Music Series)

by Peter C. Zimmerman

Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon cover

25. Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon

by Tucker Malarkey

25 Scratch 3 Games for Kids: A Playful Guide to Coding cover

26. 25 Scratch 3 Games for Kids: A Playful Guide to Coding

by Max Wainewright

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How I Wish I'd Taught Maths: Lessons learned from research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes cover

27. How I Wish I'd Taught Maths: Lessons learned from research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes

by Craig Barton

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Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf cover

28. Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf

by Harvey Penick