Hacker News Books for 2024

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Hacker News Books for 2024

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2024.

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The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World cover

1. The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World

Theory of Wing Sections: Including a Summary of Airfoil Data (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering) cover

2. Theory of Wing Sections: Including a Summary of Airfoil Data (Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering)

by Ira Herbert Abbott, Albert Edward Von Doenhoff

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Het geheim van het verdwenen mysterie (Dutch Edition) cover

3. Het geheim van het verdwenen mysterie (Dutch Edition)

by Gummbah

In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha) cover

4. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)

by Bodhi

The Secret War Against Sweden: US and British Submarine Deception in the 1980s (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History) cover

5. The Secret War Against Sweden: US and British Submarine Deception in the 1980s (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)

by Ola Tunander

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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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How Parliament Works cover

7. How Parliament Works

by Tom Goldsmith, Nicolas Besly

Blowing up Russia cover

8. Blowing up Russia

by Alexander Litvinenko

Introduction to Information Retrieval cover

9. Introduction to Information Retrieval

by Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, Hinrich Schütze

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Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists cover

10. Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists

by Noson S. Yanofsky, Mirco A. Mannucci

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Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design cover

11. Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design

by C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John E. McNamara

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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Master the World's Most-Used Programming Language cover

12. JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Master the World's Most-Used Programming Language

by David Flanagan

Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading: Predictive models to extract signals from market and alternative data for systematic trading strategies with Python, 2nd Edition cover

13. Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading: Predictive models to extract signals from market and alternative data for systematic trading strategies with Python, 2nd Edition

by Stefan Jansen

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Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 19) cover

14. Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 19)

by Tim Maudlin

The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications cover

15. The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications

by David Deutsch

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Situations and Attitudes cover

16. Situations and Attitudes

by Jon Barwise, John Perry

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1 cover

17. Dragon Ball, Vol. 1

by Akira Toriyama

Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything cover

18. Total Recall: How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything

by C. Gordon Bell

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Django RESTful Web Services: The easiest way to build Python RESTful APIs and web services with Django cover

19. Django RESTful Web Services: The easiest way to build Python RESTful APIs and web services with Django

by Gastón C. Hillar

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution cover

20. The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

by Gregory Zuckerman

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JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming cover

21. JavaScript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming

by Nick Morgan

Standard C Date/Time Library: Programming the World's Calendars and Clocks cover

22. Standard C Date/Time Library: Programming the World's Calendars and Clocks

by Lance Latham

Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World cover

23. Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World

by Cade Metz

Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism cover

24. Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism

by Richard D. Wolff

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Noble Savages: My Life Among Two Dangerous Tribes -- the Yanomamo and the Anthropologists cover

25. Noble Savages: My Life Among Two Dangerous Tribes -- the Yanomamo and the Anthropologists

by Napoleon A. Chagnon

Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method cover

26. Weinberg on Writing: The Fieldstone Method

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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Java Concurrency in Practice cover

27. Java Concurrency in Practice

by Brian Goetz

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How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: End Power Struggles, Break Bad Screen Habits, and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids cover

28. How to Raise a Healthy Gamer: End Power Struggles, Break Bad Screen Habits, and Transform Your Relationship with Your Kids

by Alok Kanojia, MD, MPH

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The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall cover

29. The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall

by Hannah Holt

Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan cover

30. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan

by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

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The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations cover

31. The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations

by Christopher Lasch

Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life (Touchstone Books (Paperback)) cover

32. Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

by Marvin Harris

Out of the Crisis cover

33. Out of the Crisis

by W. Edwards Deming

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Almagestum Novum: History of Astronomy cover

34. Almagestum Novum: History of Astronomy

by Giovanni Battista Riccioli

Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot cover

35. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

by Matt Abrahams

Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science cover

36. Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science

by Ian Sample

DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition cover

37. DBT® Skills Training Manual, Second Edition

by Marsha Linehan

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It's OK That You're Not OK cover

38. It's OK That You're Not OK

by Megan Devine

The Widow’s Survival Guide: Living with Children After the Death of Your Spouse cover

39. The Widow’s Survival Guide: Living with Children After the Death of Your Spouse

by Charity Pimentel-Hyams

HAMILTONIAN DYNAMICS cover

40. HAMILTONIAN DYNAMICS

by Gaetano Vilasi

Integrable Hamiltonian Systems: Geometry, Topology, Classification cover

41. Integrable Hamiltonian Systems: Geometry, Topology, Classification

by A.V. Bolsinov, A.T. Fomenko

Agile Data Science 2.0: Building Full-Stack Data Analytics Applications with Spark cover

42. Agile Data Science 2.0: Building Full-Stack Data Analytics Applications with Spark

by Russell Jurney

Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform cover

43. Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences, and Reform

by Susan Rose-Ackerman

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory cover

44. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

by David Graeber

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Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America cover

45. Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

by Nancy MacLean

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Consciousness Explained cover

46. Consciousness Explained

by Daniel C. Dennett

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The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work cover

47. The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work

by Pat Gelsinger

The Tankship Tromedy: The Impending Disasters in Tankers cover

48. The Tankship Tromedy: The Impending Disasters in Tankers

by Jack Devanney

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Kelly: More Than My Share of It All cover

49. Kelly: More Than My Share of It All

by Clarence L. Johnson

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Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024 cover

50. Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024

by Christina Bobb

Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) cover

51. Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics)

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math : Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator cover

52. The Definitive Guide to How Computers Do Math : Featuring the Virtual DIY Calculator

by Clive Maxfield, Alvin Brown

Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder cover

53. Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder

by Jim Phelps

Crime by Computer cover

54. Crime by Computer

by Donn B. Parker

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Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques cover

55. Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques

by Kevin Mullet, Darrell Sano

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Fragnemt cover

56. Fragnemt

by Ctrlcreep

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future cover

57. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance

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Foreign Agents: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee from the 1963 Fulbright Hearings to the 2005 Espionage Scandal cover

58. Foreign Agents: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee from the 1963 Fulbright Hearings to the 2005 Espionage Scandal

by Grant F. Smith, Ellin Oliver Keene

The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe cover

59. The Gravity of Math: How Geometry Rules the Universe

by Steve Nadis, Shing-Tung Yau

Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation cover

60. Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation

by Robyn Arianrhod

Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure cover

61. Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure

by Transnational College of Lex Tokyo

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Manual: How to Have a Number 1 the Easy Way cover

62. Manual: How to Have a Number 1 the Easy Way

by Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond

63. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton

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Optimizing Windows for Games, Graphics and Multime cover

64. Optimizing Windows for Games, Graphics and Multime

by David L. Farquhar

You Can't Order Change: Lessons from Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing cover

65. You Can't Order Change: Lessons from Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing

by Peter S. Cohan

Les tueurs de la République: Assassinats ciblés et opérations spéciales des services secrets de De Gaulle à Macron cover

66. Les tueurs de la République: Assassinats ciblés et opérations spéciales des services secrets de De Gaulle à Macron

by Vincent Nouzille

The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition cover

67. The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition

by Julia Cameron

The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance cover

68. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

by W. Timothy Gallwey

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How To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results cover

69. How To Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results

by Esther Wojcicki

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High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out cover

70. High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

by Amanda Ripley

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Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now cover

71. Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now

by Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen

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Modernist Cuisine: The Art & Science of Cooking with Stainless Steel Slipcase 7th Edition cover

72. Modernist Cuisine: The Art & Science of Cooking with Stainless Steel Slipcase 7th Edition

by Nathan Myhrvold

Italico per italiani. Un moderno trattato di calligrafia cover

73. Italico per italiani. Un moderno trattato di calligrafia

by Eric Hebborn

Machinery's Handbook: Toolbox cover

74. Machinery's Handbook: Toolbox

by Erik Oberg, Franklin D. Jones, Holbrook Lynedon Horton, Henry H. Ryffel

Lapses in Mathematical Reasoning (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

75. Lapses in Mathematical Reasoning (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by V. M. Bradis, V. L. Minkovskii, A. K. Kharcheva

Inside Corona: Die Pandemie, das Netzwerk & die Hintermänner cover

76. Inside Corona: Die Pandemie, das Netzwerk & die Hintermänner

by Thomas Röper

How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road cover

77. How the Railways Will Fix the Future: Rediscovering the Essential Brilliance of the Iron Road

by Gareth Dennis

One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way cover

78. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way

by Robert Maurer

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CYBERPUNK: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier, Revised cover

79. CYBERPUNK: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier, Revised

by Katie Hafner, John Markoff

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Foundation Maths cover

80. Foundation Maths

by ANTHONY. DAVISON CROFT (ROBERT.), Robert Davison

Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House cover

81. Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House

by Cheryl Mendelson

What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't cover

82. What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't

by Arther S Trace

The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are cover

83. The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are

by Henry Petroski

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Britain's War Machine cover

84. Britain's War Machine

by David Edgerton

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An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits (Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical and Computational Biology) cover

85. An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits (Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical and Computational Biology)

by Uri Alon

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Radar Handbook, Third Edition cover

86. Radar Handbook, Third Edition

by Merrill I Skolnik

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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy cover

87. The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

by Stephanie Kelton

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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs cover

88. Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

by Johann Hari

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The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad cover

89. The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad

by Harrison Salisbury

中国现代语法 cover

90. 中国现代语法

by 王力

Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft cover

91. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

by Paul Allen

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Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future cover

92. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future

by Collins Uk

Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents cover

93. Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents

by Rod Dreher

How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics cover

94. How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

by Zbigniew Michalewicz, David B. Fogel

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The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream cover

95. The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream

by Tyler Cowen

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone cover

96. The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone

by Steven A. Sloman, Philip Fernbach

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Atlas of World War II: History's Greatest Conflict Revealed Through Rare Wartime Maps and New Cartography cover

97. Atlas of World War II: History's Greatest Conflict Revealed Through Rare Wartime Maps and New Cartography

by Stephen G. Hyslop

Principles of Electrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics) cover

98. Principles of Electrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)

by Melvin Schwartz

Tactical Missile Warheads (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) cover

99. Tactical Missile Warheads (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)

by Eugene L. Fleeman

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

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

by Harvey Silverglate

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