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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 13, 2022

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The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles cover

1. The Elements of Computing Systems, second edition: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

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

by Charles Petzold

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The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving cover

3. The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving

by Morgan D. Jones

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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail cover

4. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

by Ben Montgomery

Winning the Games Scientists Play cover

5. Winning the Games Scientists Play

by Carl Sindermann

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Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior, 4) cover

6. Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (Princeton Studies in Political Behavior, 4)

by Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels

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

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

by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew

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Numerical Linear Algebra cover

8. Numerical Linear Algebra

by Lloyd N. Trefethen, David Bau, III

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Linear Algebra and Its Applications cover

9. Linear Algebra and Its Applications

by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, Judith McDonald

The Draw Any Animal Book: 100 Simple Step-by-Step Drawing Sequences for Every Kind of Creature cover

10. The Draw Any Animal Book: 100 Simple Step-by-Step Drawing Sequences for Every Kind of Creature

by Robert Lambry

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Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World (Ed Emberley Drawing Books) cover

11. Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World (Ed Emberley Drawing Books)

by Ed Emberley

Engineering Economic Analysis cover

12. Engineering Economic Analysis

by Donald G. Newnan, Ted G. Eschenbach, Jerome P. Lavelle, Neal A. Lewis

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow cover

13. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland cover

14. Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland

by Jonathan M. Metzl

The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It cover

15. The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It

by Marcia Angell

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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine cover

16. The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine

by Benjamin Wallace

Using AlphaGo's Enlarged Corner Enclosures cover

17. Using AlphaGo's Enlarged Corner Enclosures

by Yuan Zhou

Game Changer: AlphaZero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI cover

18. Game Changer: AlphaZero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI

by Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan

Harmony cover

19. Harmony

by Charles, Tony Juniper, Ian Skelly

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies cover

20. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Nick Bostrom

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Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley cover

21. Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley

by Carolyn Chen

No More Mr Nice Guy cover

22. No More Mr Nice Guy

by Robert A. Glover

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Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5 cover

23. Classical Indian Philosophy: A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 5

by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri

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The Nyaya-sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries cover

24. The Nyaya-sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries

by Gautama (Authority on Nyāyaśāstra)

One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book (5 Year Journal, Daily Journal, Yearly Journal, Memory Journal) cover

25. One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book (5 Year Journal, Daily Journal, Yearly Journal, Memory Journal)

by Chronicle Books

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' cover

26. The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

by Professor Sidney Dekker

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Secrets In The Fields: The Science And Mysticism Of Crop Circles. 20th anniversary edition cover

27. Secrets In The Fields: The Science And Mysticism Of Crop Circles. 20th anniversary edition

by Freddy silva

Java: A Beginner's Guide, Ninth Edition cover

28. Java: A Beginner's Guide, Ninth Edition

by Herbert Schildt

Have Fun at Work cover

29. Have Fun at Work

by William L. Livingston

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Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach cover

30. Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach

by John H. Hubbard, Barbara Burke Hubbard

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition) cover

31. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)

by James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross

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Computer Networks (5th Edition) cover

32. Computer Networks (5th Edition)

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, David Wetherall

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

33. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

by Burton G. Malkiel

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