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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 4, 2023

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

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

by Richard Rothstein

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

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

by Mike Warren

Programmers Guide Ega Vga Cards cover

3. Programmers Guide Ega Vga Cards

by Richard F. Ferraro

The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight cover

4. The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight

by Andrew Leland

Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future cover

5. Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future

by Peter D. Ward

Termination Shock: A Novel cover

6. Termination Shock: A Novel

by Neal Stephenson

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

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

by Craig Rowland, J. M. Lawson

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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) cover

8. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)

by Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, Jerry E. White

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Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond cover

9. Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond

by Mark Ames

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The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play cover

10. The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play

by Neil Fiore

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MUD Game Programming (Game Development) cover

11. MUD Game Programming (Game Development)

by Ron Penton

Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong cover

12. Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong

by James W. Loewen

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong cover

13. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by James W. Loewen

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Moorish Spain cover

14. Moorish Spain

by Richard A. Fletcher, Richard Fletcher

The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain cover

15. The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain

by Darío Fernández-Morera

Switzerland A Variety Of Facts Children's People And Places Book cover

16. Switzerland A Variety Of Facts Children's People And Places Book

by Bold Kids

DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model cover

17. DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model

by Jeremy Keith, Jeffrey Sambells

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The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke cover

18. The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are (Still) Going Broke

by Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi

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Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children cover

19. Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

by Dr. Thomas Gordon

The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap) cover

20. The Metal Lathe (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap)

by David J. Gingery

The Charcoal Foundry (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap, Vol. 1) cover

21. The Charcoal Foundry (Build Your Own Metal Working Shop from Scrap, Vol. 1)

by David J. Gingery

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: JavaScript Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

22. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs: JavaScript Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies cover

23. The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies

by Mariana Mazzucato, Rosie Collington

C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software cover

24. C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software

by David R. Hanson

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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

25. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Mechanical Engineering for Makers: A Hands-on Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things cover

26. Mechanical Engineering for Makers: A Hands-on Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things

by Brian Bunnell, Samer Najia

The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution cover

27. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

by Walter Isaacson

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