Hacker News Books for 2023

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Hacker News Books for 2023

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2023.

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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) cover

1. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter)

by Steve Krug

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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent cover

2. Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey Silverglate

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But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone cover

3. But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone

by J. Clark Scott

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Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II cover

4. Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

by Keith Lowe

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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America cover

5. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

by Richard Rothstein

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The Google Way cover

6. The Google Way

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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives cover

7. In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

by Steven Levy

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The Law of Attention: Nada Yoga and the Way of Inner Vigilance cover

8. The Law of Attention: Nada Yoga and the Way of Inner Vigilance

by Edward Salim Michael

Nada Yoga: The Science, Psychology & Philosophy of Anahata Nada Yoga cover

9. Nada Yoga: The Science, Psychology & Philosophy of Anahata Nada Yoga

Zionism and the Creation of a New Society (Studies in Jewish History) cover

10. Zionism and the Creation of a New Society (Studies in Jewish History)

by Ben Halpern, Jehuda Reinharz

The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity cover

11. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity

by Cooper, Alan

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The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd Edition cover

12. The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd Edition

by Clair Davies, Amber Davies

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Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions cover

13. Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

by Gary A. Klein

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Improvised Munitions Handbook TM 31 210 cover

14. Improvised Munitions Handbook TM 31 210

by Department of the Army

Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects (Pop Science and Photography Gift Book, How Things Work Book) cover

15. Cut in Half: The Hidden World Inside Everyday Objects (Pop Science and Photography Gift Book, How Things Work Book)

by Mike Warren

Statistical Inference cover

16. Statistical Inference

by George Casella, Roger L. Berger

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Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs cover

17. Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

by Buddy Levy

The Racial Contract cover

18. The Racial Contract

by Charles W. Mills

Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs cover

19. Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs

by Ken Kocienda

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Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality – The Essential Application's Creation Story from Keyhole cover

20. Never Lost Again: The Google Mapping Revolution That Sparked New Industries and Augmented Our Reality – The Essential Application's Creation Story from Keyhole

by Bill Kilday

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Thinking, Fast and Slow cover

21. Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman, Daniel Kahneman

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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter cover

22. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

by Richard Phillips Feynman, A. Zee

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The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child's Sleep cover

23. The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child's Sleep

by Elizabeth Pantley

C++ Concurrency in Action: Practical Multithreading cover

24. C++ Concurrency in Action: Practical Multithreading

by Anthony Williams

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Mathematics Form and Function cover

25. Mathematics Form and Function

by Saunders MacLane

Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows: The Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics cover

26. Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows: The Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics

by Charles Hirsch

Amiga C for Advanced Programmers (Abacus Amiga Books, Vol 11) cover

27. Amiga C for Advanced Programmers (Abacus Amiga Books, Vol 11)

by Wolf-Gideon Bleek, Bruno Jennrich, Peter Schulz

The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) cover

28. The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)

by Leland Wilkinson

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Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated (2nd Edition) cover

29. Kettlebell Simple & Sinister: Revised and Updated (2nd Edition)

by Pavel Tsatsouline

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The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America cover

30. The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America

by Kenneth Pollack

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

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

by James C. Scott

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Object-Oriented Assembly Language cover

32. Object-Oriented Assembly Language

by Len Dorfman

Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom cover

33. Developing Your Own 32-Bit Operating System/Book and Cd-Rom

by Richard A. Burgess

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Leading Apple With Steve Jobs: Management Lessons From a Controversial Genius cover

34. Leading Apple With Steve Jobs: Management Lessons From a Controversial Genius

The Problem with Software: Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code (Mit Press) cover

35. The Problem with Software: Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code (Mit Press)

by Adam Barr

Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software cover

36. Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software

by Nadia Eghbal

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Engines: The Inner Workings of Machines That Move the World cover

37. Engines: The Inner Workings of Machines That Move the World

by Theodore Gray

Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life cover

38. Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

by Gail Sheehy

Silences cover

39. Silences

by Tillie Olsen

Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition cover

40. Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition

by Robert Mecklenburg, Robert William Mecklenburg

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The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition cover

41. The Evolution of Cooperation: Revised Edition

by Robert Axelrod

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NASA Voyager 1 & 2 Owners' Workshop Manual - 1977 onwards (VGR77-1 to VGR77-3, including Pioneer 10 & 11): An insight into the history, technology, ... sent to study the outer planets and beyond cover

42. NASA Voyager 1 & 2 Owners' Workshop Manual - 1977 onwards (VGR77-1 to VGR77-3, including Pioneer 10 & 11): An insight into the history, technology, ... sent to study the outer planets and beyond

by Christopher Riley

The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame cover

43. The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame

by Pete Walker

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology cover

44. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller

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Python Distilled (Developer's Library) cover

45. Python Distilled (Developer's Library)

by Rangan Chatterjee

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

46. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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CGI Programming with Perl, 2nd Edition cover

47. CGI Programming with Perl, 2nd Edition

by Scott Guelich, Shishir Gundavaram, Gunther Birznieks

The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' cover

48. The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error'

by Professor Sidney Dekker

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World Order cover

49. World Order

by Henry Kissinger

Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners cover

50. Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners

by Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer, Scott Schaefer

Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All cover

51. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

by Michael Shellenberger

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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke cover

52. The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke

by Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones cover

53. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear

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500 Lines or Less cover

54. 500 Lines or Less

by Amy Brown, Michael Dibernardo

Modern Electrodynamics cover

55. Modern Electrodynamics

by Andrew Zangwill

The Antidote: Inside the World of New Pharma cover

56. The Antidote: Inside the World of New Pharma

by Barry Werth

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) cover

57. Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

by Steven C. Hayes, Spencer Xavier Smith

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All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms cover

58. All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms

by David Arora

Make: Analog Synthesizers: Make Electronic Sounds the Synth-DIY Way cover

59. Make: Analog Synthesizers: Make Electronic Sounds the Synth-DIY Way

by Ray Wilson

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain cover

60. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

by John J. Ratey

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Continuum Mechanics (Foundations and Applications of Mechanics, 1) cover

61. Continuum Mechanics (Foundations and Applications of Mechanics, 1)

by C. S. Jog

Volume 7A: XView Programming Manual cover

62. Volume 7A: XView Programming Manual

How to Lie with Statistics cover

63. How to Lie with Statistics

by Darrell Huff

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An Introduction to Elvish, Other Tongues, Proper Names and Writing Systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle-Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien cover

64. An Introduction to Elvish, Other Tongues, Proper Names and Writing Systems of the Third Age of the Western Lands of Middle-Earth as Set Forth in the Published Writings of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

by Nina Carson

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented cover

65. The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Complete Guide to All Fourteen of the Languages Tolkien Invented

by Ruth S. Noel

The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization―The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath cover

66. The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization―The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath

by Peter Zeihan

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

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

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken

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Command-Line Rust cover

68. Command-Line Rust

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Project Hail Mary: A Novel cover

69. Project Hail Mary: A Novel

by Andy Weir

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Wireless Hacks cover

70. Wireless Hacks

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The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne's Long-Term Investment Strategy cover

71. The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne's Long-Term Investment Strategy

by Craig Rowland, J. M. Lawson

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iOS and macOS Performance Tuning: Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Objective-C, and Swift (Developer's Library) cover

72. iOS and macOS Performance Tuning: Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Objective-C, and Swift (Developer's Library)

by Marcel Weiher

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Science of Evil cover

73. Science of Evil

by Simon Baron-Cohen

Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B cover

74. Art of Computer Programming, The: Combinatorial Algorithms, Volume 4B

by Donald Knuth

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The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe) cover

75. The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 (The Penguin History of Europe)

by Chris Wickham

The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

76. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong cover

77. Why Calories Don't Count: How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong

by Giles Yeo

The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society cover

78. The Oxford History of the Prison: The Practice of Punishment in Western Society

by Norval Morris, David J. Rothman

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

79. The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

by Noam Nisan, Shimon Schocken

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The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions cover

80. The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions

by József Illy

How to Shit in the Woods, 4th Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art cover

81. How to Shit in the Woods, 4th Edition: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art

by Kathleen Meyer

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Marijuana and Madness cover

82. Marijuana and Madness

by Deepak Cyril D'Souza, David Castle, Robin Murray

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams cover

83. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

84. Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by Richard W. Hamming

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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) cover

85. How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)

by George Polya

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Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog cover

86. Programming FPGAs: Getting Started with Verilog

by Simon Monk

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win cover

87. The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win

by Steve Blank

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The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

88. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Don Norman

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A Primer on Pontryagin's Principle in Optimal Control: Second Edition cover

89. A Primer on Pontryagin's Principle in Optimal Control: Second Edition

by I. Michael Ross

If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future cover

90. If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future

by Jill Lepore

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Ring (The Xeelee Sequence, 4) cover

91. Ring (The Xeelee Sequence, 4)

by Stephen Baxter

Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing cover

92. Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing

by Jared Bhatti, Heidi Waterhouse

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Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving cover

93. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Inside the Company: CIA Diary cover

94. Inside the Company: CIA Diary

by Philip Agee

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Toki Pona Dictionary (Official Toki Pona) cover

95. Toki Pona Dictionary (Official Toki Pona)

by Sonja Lang

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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History cover

96. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

by John M. Barry

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Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security cover

97. Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security

by Masanobu Fukuoka

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History cover

98. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

by S. C. Gwynne

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Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry cover

99. Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry

by Howard Scott Warshaw

Deep Learning with Python cover

100. Deep Learning with Python

by Francois Chollet

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