Hacker News Books for 2026

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Hacker News Books for 2026

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2026.

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The Cult of Mac cover

1. The Cult of Mac

by Leander Kahney

SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition cover

2. SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition

by John L. Viescas

Watch On The Right: Conservative Intellectuals In The Reagan Era (History of American Thought and Culture) cover

3. Watch On The Right: Conservative Intellectuals In The Reagan Era (History of American Thought and Culture)

by J. David Hoeveler

The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change cover

4. The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change

by Lester C. Thurow

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Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion cover

5. Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion

by Stewart Elliott Guthrie

Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

6. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies cover

7. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies

by Charles Perrow

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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed cover

8. Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers cover

9. The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers

by Tom Standage

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Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective cover

10. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

by Ha-Joon Chang

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Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How… cover

11. Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How…

by Nicholas Enrich

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet cover

12. Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet

by Yasha Levine

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Laces: 100s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks cover

13. Laces: 100s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks

by Ian Fieggen

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Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving cover

14. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human … cover

15. Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human …

by Federico Faggin

XI JINPING: THE GOVERNANCE OF CHINA Volume V cover

16. XI JINPING: THE GOVERNANCE OF CHINA Volume V

by 习近平

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Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World cover

17. Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World

by Adrian Wooldridge

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

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

by Harvey Silverglate, Alan M. Dershowitz

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Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings cover

19. Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

by Joseph Pearce, Jef Murray

Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age cover

20. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age

by Michael A. Hiltzik

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Soft… cover

21. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Soft…

by Charles Petzold

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Internet: A First Discovery Book (First Discovery Books) cover

22. Internet: A First Discovery Book (First Discovery Books)

by Donald Grant

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

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

by Sarah Brayne

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Build a DeepSeek Model (From Scratch) cover

24. Build a DeepSeek Model (From Scratch)

by Raj Abhijit Dandekar, Rajat Dandekar, Naman Dwivedi, Sreedath Pana

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The Plot Against the King cover

25. The Plot Against the King

by Kash Patel

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The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp… cover

26. The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp…

by Tim Wu

The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort cover

27. The Cure for Alcoholism: Drink Your Way Sober Without Willpower, Abstinence or Discomfort

by Roy Eskapa, Roy D. Eskapa

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp… cover

28. The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp…

by Tim Wu

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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software cover

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

by Charles Petzold

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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies cover

30. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Nick Bostrom

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Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America cover

31. Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America

by Scott Adams

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Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi cover

32. Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

by John Dittmer

Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition) cover

33. Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition)

by 西村博之

Mein Kampf cover

34. Mein Kampf

by Adolf Hitler, Abraham Foxman, Ralph Manheim

Live with Tim O’Reilly: A Conversation with Independent Researcher Anjali Shrivastava cover

35. Live with Tim O’Reilly: A Conversation with Independent Researcher Anjali Shrivastava

Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov cover

36. Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov

Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol cover

37. Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol

by Katie Herzog

The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) cover

38. The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)

by Leland Wilkinson

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In Business As in Life, You Don't Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate cover

39. In Business As in Life, You Don't Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate

by Chester L. Karrass

The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America cover

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

by Kenneth M. Pollack

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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entreprene… cover

41. How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entreprene…

by Felix Dennis

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Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers cover

42. Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté, MD

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The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China cover

43. The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China

by Xiaofei Kang

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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy cover

44. The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

by John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt

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Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great cover

45. Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad... and How Great Companies Stay Great

by Eric Ries

After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul cover

46. After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

by Tripp Mickle

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy cover

47. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

by Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D., William D. Danko Ph.D

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Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy cover

48. Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy

by Vladik Khononov

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) cover

49. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books)

by Marjorie Priceman

The VimL Primer cover

50. The VimL Primer

by Benjamin Klein

Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy cover

51. Learning Domain-Driven Design: Aligning Software Architecture and Business Strategy

by Vladik Khononov

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The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet (Theory Redux) cover

52. The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet (Theory Redux)

by Bogna Konior

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food cover

53. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

by Chris van Tulleken

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Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat. cover

54. Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat.

by Katie Shelly

Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Po… cover

55. Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Po…

by Andrew S. Grove

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Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux) cover

56. Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux)

by Chris F.A. Johnson

The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs: The bestselling classic that transforms how you see the world around you - a must-read for all nature lovers cover

57. The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs: The bestselling classic that transforms how you see the world around you - a must-read for all nature lovers

by Tristan Gooley

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Amerithrax: The Hunt for the Anthrax Killer cover

58. Amerithrax: The Hunt for the Anthrax Killer

by Robert Graysmith

The Anatomist cover

59. The Anatomist

by Federico Andahazi

Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's… cover

60. Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's…

by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave

Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing (History of Computing) cover

61. Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing (History of Computing)

by Mar Hicks

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

62. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox, David Whitford

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A Philosophy of Software Design cover

63. A Philosophy of Software Design

by John Ousterhout

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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm cover

64. When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

by Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe

We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse: Book 1 cover

65. We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse: Book 1

by Dennis E. Taylor

Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering) cover

66. Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering)

by Jim Woodcock, Martin Loomes

Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development cover

67. Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development

by Hillel Wayne

The Gervais Principle: The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2) cover

68. The Gervais Principle: The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2)

by Venkatesh Rao

A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence cover

69. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins, Richard Dawkins

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Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships cover

70. Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships

by Diane Vaughan

High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic (Prentice Hall Modern Semiconductor Design) cover

71. High Speed Digital Design: A Handbook of Black Magic (Prentice Hall Modern Semiconductor Design)

by Howard Johnson, Martin Graham

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Heat 2: A Novel cover

72. Heat 2: A Novel

by Michael Mann, Meg Gardiner

Introductory Logic and Sets for Computer Scientists (International Computer Science Series) cover

73. Introductory Logic and Sets for Computer Scientists (International Computer Science Series)

by Nimal Nissanke

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Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State cover

74. Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

by Byron Tau

Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

75. Operating Systems Design and Implementation

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull

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Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier cover

76. Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier

by Jeffrey A. Lockwood

The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money cover

77. The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

by Bryan Caplan

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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature cover

78. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

by Matt Ridley

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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game cover

79. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition cover

80. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition

by Jared Diamond

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Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

81. Operating Systems Design and Implementation

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull

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Gut: the inside story of our body's most under-rated organ cover

82. Gut: the inside story of our body's most under-rated organ

by Giulia Enders

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance cover

83. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

by Henry Petroski

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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much cover

84. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir

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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think i… cover

85. Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think i…

by Temple Grandin

Make Your Own Web Page!, A Guide for Kids - 1998 publication cover

86. Make Your Own Web Page!, A Guide for Kids - 1998 publication

by Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss

Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems cover

87. Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann

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Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith cover

88. Monolith to Microservices: Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith

by Sam Newman

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

89. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

by Jessica Livingston

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High Noon on the Electronic Frontier: Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace cover

90. High Noon on the Electronic Frontier: Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace

by Peter Ludlow, Mike Godwin

The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century cover

91. The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century

by Immanuel Wallerstein

The Shattering Peace: Old Man's War Book 7 cover

92. The Shattering Peace: Old Man's War Book 7

by John Scalzi

Computation Structures cover

93. Computation Structures

by Stephen A. Ward, Robert H. Halstead

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Three Worlds Collide cover

94. Three Worlds Collide

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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

95. 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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The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity cover

96. The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity

by Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott

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Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make … cover

97. Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make …

by Rory Sutherland

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Ethical Password Cracking: Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking cover

98. Ethical Password Cracking: Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking

by James Leyte-Vidal

Hash Crack: Password Cracking Manual (v3) cover

99. Hash Crack: Password Cracking Manual (v3)

by Joshua Picolet

Password Cracking with Kali Linux cover

100. Password Cracking with Kali Linux

by Daniel W. Dieterle

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