Hacker News Books for 2026

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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

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

2. 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

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

by Lester C. Thurow

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Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

4. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies cover

5. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies

by Charles Perrow

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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed cover

6. 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

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

by Tom Standage

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Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet cover

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

by Yasha Levine

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Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving cover

9. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World cover

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

by Adrian Wooldridge

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

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

by Donald Grant

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

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

by Sarah Brayne

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The Plot Against the King cover

13. The Plot Against the King

by Kash Patel

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

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

by Roy Eskapa, Roy D. Eskapa

Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America cover

15. Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America

by Scott Adams

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Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition) cover

16. Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition)

by 西村博之

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

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

by Harvey Silverglate

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

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

Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov cover

19. Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov

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

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

by Katie Herzog

The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) cover

21. The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)

by Leland Wilkinson

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The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America cover

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

by Kenneth M. Pollack

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

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

by Gordon Neufeld, Gabor Maté, MD

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

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

by Tripp Mickle

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

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

by Marjorie Priceman

The VimL Primer cover

26. The VimL Primer

by Benjamin Klein

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

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

by Vladik Khononov

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

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

by Bogna Konior

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

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

by Chris van Tulleken

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

30. 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

31. 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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The Anatomist cover

32. The Anatomist

by Federico Andahazi

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design) cover

33. Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)

by John L. Hennessy, David A. Patterson

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

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

by Mar Hicks

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

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

by Dennis E. Taylor

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

36. 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

37. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

by Jeff Hawkins, Richard Dawkins

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

38. 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

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

by Byron Tau

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game cover

40. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis

Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

41. 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

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

by Giulia Enders

The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance cover

43. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

by Henry Petroski

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

44. 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

45. 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

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

by Sam Newman

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

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

by Jessica Livingston

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

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

by John Scalzi

What's the Matter with Kansas? cover

49. What's the Matter with Kansas?

by Thomas Frank

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Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories cover

50. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories

by F. William Lawvere, Stephen H. Schanuel

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Learn Java Now cover

51. Learn Java Now

by Stephen Randy Davis

Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition cover

52. Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition

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Qualityland cover

53. Qualityland

by Marc-Uwe Kling

The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer cover

54. The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer

by Charles J. Murray

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An Invitation to Modern Number Theory cover

55. An Invitation to Modern Number Theory

by Steven J. Miller

Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition cover

56. Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition

by AEleen Frisch

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Lao-tzu's Taoteching cover

57. Lao-tzu's Taoteching

by Laozi

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Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond cover

58. Vibe Coding: Building Production-Grade Software With GenAI, Chat, Agents, and Beyond

by Steve Yegge, Gene Kim

Colossus cover

59. Colossus

by D. F. Jones

Building Machine Learning Systems with a Feature Store: Batch, Real-Time, and LLM Systems cover

60. Building Machine Learning Systems with a Feature Store: Batch, Real-Time, and LLM Systems

by Jim Dowling

Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library cover

61. Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library

by Gary Bradski, Adrian Kaehler

The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes: [A Cookbook] cover

62. The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes: [A Cookbook]

by Sam Sifton

How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built cover

63. How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built

by Stewart Brand

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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology cover

64. Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology

by Lawrence Weschler

50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Extreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound: A New Bibliography cover

65. 50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Extreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound: A New Bibliography

by Jim West, harvoa Staff

Ultrasound Causation for Microcephaly and Zika Virus, The Hypothesis (Part A) cover

66. Ultrasound Causation for Microcephaly and Zika Virus, The Hypothesis (Part A)

by Jim West

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) cover

67. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics)

by Eric Hoffer

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The CIA World Factbook 2026-2027 cover

68. The CIA World Factbook 2026-2027

by Central Intelligence Agency

CSS: The Definitive Guide: Web Layout and Presentation cover

69. CSS: The Definitive Guide: Web Layout and Presentation

by Eric A. Meyer, Estelle Weyl

The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation cover

70. The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation

by Gary William Flake

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American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon cover

71. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

by Steven Rinella

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C.J. Date's Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz Master Class cover

72. C.J. Date's Database Design and Relational Theory: Normal Forms and All That Jazz Master Class

Low-Code and the Democratization of Programming cover

73. Low-Code and the Democratization of Programming

Hobbitten. Eller Ud og hjem igen cover

74. Hobbitten. Eller Ud og hjem igen

Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin cover

75. Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Sharp: The Definitive Introduction to Knives, Sharpening, and Cutting Techniques, with Recipes from Great Chefs cover

76. Sharp: The Definitive Introduction to Knives, Sharpening, and Cutting Techniques, with Recipes from Great Chefs

by Josh Donald

Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint cover

77. Ivan Ramen: Love, Obsession, and Recipes from Tokyo's Most Unlikely Noodle Joint

by Ivan Orkin, Chris Ying

Tartine Bread cover

78. Tartine Bread

by Chad Robertson

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The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes cover

79. The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes

by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan

Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to Overcome Anxiety, Panic, and Worry cover

80. Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to Overcome Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

by Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle

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

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

by John J. Ratey

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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company cover

82. Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

by Patrick McGee

Healing ADD Revised Edition: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 7 Types of ADD cover

83. Healing ADD Revised Edition: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 7 Types of ADD

by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.

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sed & awk, 2nd Edition cover

84. sed & awk, 2nd Edition

by Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins

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Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game cover

85. Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game

by Touraj Parang

The Duke Nukem 3d Level Design Handbook (Duke Nukem Games) cover

86. The Duke Nukem 3d Level Design Handbook (Duke Nukem Games)

by Matt Tagliaferri

Byrne's Euclid: The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid with Coloured Diagrams cover

87. Byrne's Euclid: The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid with Coloured Diagrams

by Oliver Byrne

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

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

by Charles Ferguson, Charles H. Ferguson

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Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare cover

89. Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare

by Perry Nodelman

How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships cover

90. How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

by Leil Lowndes

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U-505 cover

91. U-505

by Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy cover

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

by John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt

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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cover

93. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas

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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction cover

94. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

by Gabor Maté

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem cover

95. The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem

by Matthew Hollis

Writing a C Compiler: Build a Real Programming Language from Scratch cover

96. Writing a C Compiler: Build a Real Programming Language from Scratch

by Nora Sandler

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Best Evidence : Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy cover

97. Best Evidence : Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

by David S. Lifton

Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy cover

98. Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

by Vincent Bugliosi

Life After Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies cover

99. Life After Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies

by Raymond Moody

Lifespan of a Fact cover

100. Lifespan of a Fact

by John D'Agata, Jim Fingal

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