Hacker News Books for 2025

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Hacker News Books for 2025

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2025.

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Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry cover

101. Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

by Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff

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What's the Matter with Kansas? cover

102. What's the Matter with Kansas?

by Thomas Frank, Mireya Hernández Pozuelo, Slavoj Žižek

The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

103. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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Compliance-Industrial Complex: The Operating System of a Pre-Crime Society cover

104. Compliance-Industrial Complex: The Operating System of a Pre-Crime Society

by Tereza Østbø Kuldova

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Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference cover

105. Bayesian Methods for Hackers: Probabilistic Programming and Bayesian Inference

Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

106. Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by William P. Berlinghoff, Fernando Q. Gouvea

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics cover

107. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

by David Jeffery Griffiths

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The Quantum Physicists: And an Introduction to Their Physics cover

108. The Quantum Physicists: And an Introduction to Their Physics

by William H. Cropper

The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations cover

109. The Logic Of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error In Complex Situations

by Dietrich Dorner

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Fundamentals of Data Engineering cover

110. Fundamentals of Data Engineering

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The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) cover

111. The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship and the State (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)

by John Torpey

Introduction to Loudspeaker Design: Second Edition cover

112. Introduction to Loudspeaker Design: Second Edition

by John L Murphy

Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy cover

113. Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy

by Matt Stoller

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The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President cover

114. The China Diary of George H. W. Bush: The Making of a Global President

by George H. W. Bush

Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop cover

115. Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop

by Ricardo Semler

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Usability Engineering cover

116. Usability Engineering

by Jakob Nielsen

The Wright Brothers as Engineers : an Appraisal and Flying with the Wright Brothers, one Man's Experience cover

117. The Wright Brothers as Engineers : an Appraisal and Flying with the Wright Brothers, one Man's Experience

by Quentin R. Wald

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

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

by Ashlee Vance

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Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks cover

119. Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks

by Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer

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Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies cover

120. Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies

by Dave Addey

The Absorbent Mind cover

121. The Absorbent Mind

by Maria Montessori

Late-Talking Children cover

122. Late-Talking Children

by Thomas Sowell

Large-Scale C++ Software Design cover

123. Large-Scale C++ Software Design

by John Lakos

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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid cover

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

by Douglas R. Hofstadter

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Naive Set Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) cover

125. Naive Set Theory (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

by P. R. Halmos

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Exploring Randomness (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science) cover

126. Exploring Randomness (Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science)

by Gregory J. Chaitin

Chaos: Making a New Science cover

127. Chaos: Making a New Science

by James Gleick

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Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever cover

128. Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever

by Joseph Cox

World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis cover

129. World Without End: An Illustrated Guide to the Climate Crisis

by Christophe Blain, Jean-Marc Jancovici

How to Use a Breadboard! (Make: Handbook) cover

130. How to Use a Breadboard! (Make: Handbook)

by Sean Michael Ragan, Jody Culkin

Bioenergetics: The Revolutionary Therapy That Uses the Language of the Body to Heal the Problems of the Mind cover

131. Bioenergetics: The Revolutionary Therapy That Uses the Language of the Body to Heal the Problems of the Mind

by Alexander Lowen

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

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

by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew

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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir cover

133. Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir

by Nick Flynn

Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science cover

134. Ideas That Created the Future: Classic Papers of Computer Science

by Harry R. Lewis

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Tolstoy and the Genesis of

135. Tolstoy and the Genesis of "War and Peace"

by Kathryn Beliveau Feuer

Practical Vim, 2nd Edition cover

136. Practical Vim, 2nd Edition

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art cover

137. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor

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The C Programming Language cover

138. The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie

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Tactical Missile Warheads (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) cover

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

by Eugene L. Fleeman

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Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, Seventh Edition (Two Volume Set) cover

140. Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance, Seventh Edition (Two Volume Set)

by Paul Zarchan

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Fundamentals of Astrodynamics: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics) cover

141. Fundamentals of Astrodynamics: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)

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

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Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition cover

142. Practical Electronics for Inventors, Fourth Edition

by Paul Scherz, Simon Monk

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143. Book for ISBN B0BLBTF38Y

ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic cover

144. ADHD Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic

by Alan Schwarz

ZZT (Boss Fight Books) cover

145. ZZT (Boss Fight Books)

by Anna Anthropy

High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars cover

146. High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars

by Charles H. Ferguson

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147. Book for ISBN 1558605436

by John R. Koza

Global Catastrophic Risks cover

148. Global Catastrophic Risks

by Nick Bostrom, Milan M. Cirkovic

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Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will cover

149. Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will

by Judith Schalansky

Hobbit Facsimile Gift Edition cover

150. Hobbit Facsimile Gift Edition

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

151. Computer Organization and Design RISC-V Edition: The Hardware Software Interface (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy

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Motorcycle Dynamics cover

152. Motorcycle Dynamics

by Vittore Cossalter

Solaris™ Internals: Core Kernel Components cover

153. Solaris™ Internals: Core Kernel Components

Database Technology: Nulls Considered Harmful cover

154. Database Technology: Nulls Considered Harmful

by Chris Date

Ultralearning: The Essential Guide To Mastering Hard Skills And Future-Proofing Your Career cover

155. Ultralearning: The Essential Guide To Mastering Hard Skills And Future-Proofing Your Career

by Scott Young

Discovering the Secrets of Happiness: My Intimate Story (Keyes, Jr, Ken) cover

156. Discovering the Secrets of Happiness: My Intimate Story (Keyes, Jr, Ken)

by Ken Keyes

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

157. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen

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SQL and Relational Theory, 3rd Edition cover

158. SQL and Relational Theory, 3rd Edition

Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving cover

159. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy cover

160. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

by David D. Burns

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Against Creativity cover

161. Against Creativity

by Oli Mould

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics) cover

162. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)

by Hannah Arendt

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The Autism Matrix cover

163. The Autism Matrix

by Gil Eyal

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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right cover

164. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

by Atul Gawande

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termcap & terminfo (O'Reilly Nutshell) cover

165. termcap & terminfo (O'Reilly Nutshell)

by John Strang, Linda Mui, Tim O'Reilly

Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing cover

166. Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing

by Sarah Brayne

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Steal This Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America cover

167. Steal This Vote: Dirty Elections and the Rotten History of Democracy in America

by Andrew Gumbel

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Roaring Silence: Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen cover

168. Roaring Silence: Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen

by Ngakpa Chogyam, Khandro Dechen

If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution cover

169. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

by Vincent Bevins

Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation cover

170. Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation

by Edward Chancellor

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Office 97 Annoyances cover

171. Office 97 Annoyances

by Woody Leonhard, Lee Hudspeth, T. J. Lee

Physics of Finance: Gauge Modelling in Non-Equilibrium Pricing cover

172. Physics of Finance: Gauge Modelling in Non-Equilibrium Pricing

by Kirill Ilinski

To Mock a Mockingbird cover

173. To Mock a Mockingbird

by Raymond M. Smullyan

The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking cover

174. The Pyramid Principle:Logic in Writing and Thinking

by Barbara Minto

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

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

by Chris Miller

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176. Book for ISBN B09R1JFKH5

Island Bush Pilot: Founder of san Juan Airlines cover

177. Island Bush Pilot: Founder of san Juan Airlines

by Roy Franklin

Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, a Western Perspective cover

178. Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and Reality, a Western Perspective

by Shimon Malin

Micromotives and Macrobehavior cover

179. Micromotives and Macrobehavior

by Thomas C. Schelling

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Bone People (Space Science Fiction Series) cover

180. Bone People (Space Science Fiction Series)

by Henry A. Bamman, Robert J. Whitehead, William Odell

Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media cover

181. Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media

by Michael Parenti

Automotive Electrical Haynes Techbook (USA) (Paperback) cover

182. Automotive Electrical Haynes Techbook (USA) (Paperback)

by John Haynes

A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, 2) cover

183. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, 2)

by Vernor Vinge

The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

184. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries

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James Lambert (1758-1847): An Elaboration of His American Revolutionary War Service in the Virginia Militia and Virginia Line Based Upon a Compre cover

185. James Lambert (1758-1847): An Elaboration of His American Revolutionary War Service in the Virginia Militia and Virginia Line Based Upon a Compre

by George Robert Lambert

Derelict cover

186. Derelict

by Kristine Smith, D. B. Jackson, Griffin Ayaz Tyree, Andrija Popovic, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Gerald Brandt, Kit Harding, Gini Koch, Julie E. Czerneda, Jacey Bedford, Mark D. Jacobsen, Jana Paniccia, Alex Bledsoe, Chaz Brenchley, R. Z. Held, Jack Campbell

All the Mathematics You Missed: But Need to Know for Graduate School cover

187. All the Mathematics You Missed: But Need to Know for Graduate School

by Thomas A. Garrity

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation cover

188. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

by Lynne Truss

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Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up cover

189. Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up

by Jason Stoddard, Mike Moffat

Automotive Electrical Haynes TECHBOOK cover

190. Automotive Electrical Haynes TECHBOOK

by John Haynes

Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street cover

191. Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

by John Brooks

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War in Human Civilization cover

192. War in Human Civilization

by Azar Gat

Space Shuttle, The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System cover

193. Space Shuttle, The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System

by Dennis R. Jenkins

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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) cover

194. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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195. Book for ISBN B0C5C88B1M

Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation cover

196. Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation

by K. Eric Drexler

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Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy cover

197. Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy

by Jeffrey E. Garten

Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks cover

198. Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks

by Arash Azizi

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy cover

199. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

by William B Irvine

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The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism cover

200. The Cultural Contradictions Of Capitalism

by Daniel Bell

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