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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 28, 2022

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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series) cover

1. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)

by Angela Ackerman, Becca Puglisi
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Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome cover

2. Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome

by Ty Tashiro
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PC Intern: The Encyclopedia of System Programming (Developers Series) cover

3. PC Intern: The Encyclopedia of System Programming (Developers Series)

by Michael Tischer, Bruno Jennrich
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

4. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
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Java: A Beginner's Guide cover

5. Java: A Beginner's Guide

by Herbert Schildt
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The UNIX Hater's Handbook: The Best of UNIX-Haters On-line Mailing Reveals Why UNIX Must Die! cover

6. The UNIX Hater's Handbook: The Best of UNIX-Haters On-line Mailing Reveals Why UNIX Must Die!

by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise, Steven Strassmann
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Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines cover

7. Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

by Richard A Muller
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American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony cover

8. American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony

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

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

by Barbara A. Oakley
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Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens cover

10. Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens

by Barbara Oakley, PhD, Terrence Sejnowski, PhD, Alistair McConville
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Threaded Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation cover

11. Threaded Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation

by R. G. Loeliger
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Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian: An Introduction for Complete Beginners. cover

12. Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian: An Introduction for Complete Beginners.

by Joshua Bowen, Megan Lewis
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The I Hate Mathematics! Book (A Brown Paper School Book) cover

13. The I Hate Mathematics! Book (A Brown Paper School Book)

by Linda Allison, Marilyn Burns, David Weitzman
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Officious: Rise of the Busybody State cover

14. Officious: Rise of the Busybody State

by Josie Appleton
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Last Chance to See.... cover

15. Last Chance to See....

by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life cover

16. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

by Thich Nhat Hanh
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Sampler 2: Contemporary Music Graphics cover

17. Sampler 2: Contemporary Music Graphics

by Adrian Shaughnessy, Julian House, Intro (Firm : London, England)
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Meditations: A New Translation cover

18. Meditations: A New Translation

by Marcus Aurelius
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Quantum Mechanics and Experience cover

19. Quantum Mechanics and Experience

by David Z Albert
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Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 33) cover

20. Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 33)

by Tim Maudlin
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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations cover

21. Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
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Data Lake Analytics on Microsoft Azure: A Practitioner's Guide to Big Data Engineering cover

22. Data Lake Analytics on Microsoft Azure: A Practitioner's Guide to Big Data Engineering

by Harsh Chawla, Pankaj Khattar
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change cover

23. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change

by Camille Fournier
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Protesting Power: War, Resistance, and Law (War and Peace Library) cover

24. Protesting Power: War, Resistance, and Law (War and Peace Library)

by Francis A. Boyle
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place) cover

25. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)

by Tim Marshall
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Software Tools cover

26. Software Tools

by Brian W. Kernighan, P. J. Plauger
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Raymond Smullyan on Self Reference (Outstanding Contributions to Logic, 14) cover

27. Raymond Smullyan on Self Reference (Outstanding Contributions to Logic, 14)

by Melvin Fitting, Brian Rayman
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System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2 cover

28. System Design Interview – An Insider's Guide: Volume 2

by Alex Xu, Sahn Lam
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