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Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2026.

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What's the Matter with Kansas? cover

101. What's the Matter with Kansas?

by Thomas Frank

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Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, Vol. 1 cover

102. Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, Vol. 1

by George Reisman

Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories cover

103. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories

by F. William Lawvere, Stephen H. Schanuel

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Learn Java Now cover

104. Learn Java Now

by Stephen Randy Davis

Disintegration: Indicators of the Coming American Collapse cover

105. Disintegration: Indicators of the Coming American Collapse

by Andrei Martyanov

Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition cover

106. Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition

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The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces cover

107. The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

by Seth Harp

Qualityland cover

108. Qualityland

by Marc-Uwe Kling

Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles cover

109. Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles

by William Quinn, John D. Turner

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

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

by Charles J. Murray

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Thinking in Postscript cover

111. Thinking in Postscript

by Glenn C. Reid

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics cover

112. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

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Moon Man cover

113. Moon Man

by Tomi Ungerer

The Snail & The Whale cover

114. The Snail & The Whale

by Julia Donaldson

I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band cover

115. I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band

by Shinsuke Yoshitake

I Wonder Where I Am? cover

116. I Wonder Where I Am?

by Shinsuke Yoshitake

An Invitation to Modern Number Theory cover

117. An Invitation to Modern Number Theory

by Steven J. Miller

Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition cover

118. Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition

by AEleen Frisch

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The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor cover

119. The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor

by John McPhee

Doorways in the Sand cover

120. Doorways in the Sand

by Roger Zelazny

The Natural History of Nonsense cover

121. The Natural History of Nonsense

by Bergen Evans

Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color cover

122. Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color

by David Coles

Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series) cover

123. Working Effectively with Legacy Code (Robert C. Martin Series)

by Michael C. Feathers

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition cover

124. The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Richard Rhodes

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Programming Game AI by Example: . cover

125. Programming Game AI by Example: .

by Mat Buckland

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Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and… cover

126. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and…

by James P. Carse

Lao-tzu's Taoteching cover

127. Lao-tzu's Taoteching

by Laozi

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Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and… cover

128. Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and…

by James Carse

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

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

by Steve Yegge, Gene Kim

Colossus cover

130. Colossus

by D. F. Jones

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

131. 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

132. Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library

by Gary Bradski, Adrian Kaehler

Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library cover

133. Learning OpenCV: Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library

by Gary Bradski, Adrian Kaehler

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

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

by Sam Sifton

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

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

by Lawrence Weschler

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

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

by Stewart Brand

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

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

by Jim West

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

138. 50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Extreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound: A New Bibliography

by Jim West, harvoa Staff

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

139. 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

140. The CIA World Factbook 2026-2027

by Central Intelligence Agency

CSS: The Definitive Guide: Web Layout and Presentation cover

141. 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

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

by Gary William Flake

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Cybersecurity Career Manual: Pass Security+ Fast, Build a Home Lab, Write a Cyber Resume, Prep for Interviews, Land an Entry-Level Job, and Succeed in Your First 90 Days — No Experience Needed cover

143. Cybersecurity Career Manual: Pass Security+ Fast, Build a Home Lab, Write a Cyber Resume, Prep for Interviews, Land an Entry-Level Job, and Succeed in Your First 90 Days — No Experience Needed

by Winston Knowles

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1) cover

144. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World (The Mysteries of Nature, 1)

by Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst, Suzanne Simard, Tim Flannery

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective cover

145. Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

by Randal Bryant, David O'Hallaron

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American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon cover

146. 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

147. 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

148. Low-Code and the Democratization of Programming

Hobbitten. Eller Ud og hjem igen cover

149. Hobbitten. Eller Ud og hjem igen

Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin cover

150. Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin

by J. R. R. Tolkien

True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define… cover

151. True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define…

by Kory Stamper

Tartine Bread cover

152. Tartine Bread

by Chad Robertson

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

153. 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

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

by Ivan Orkin, Chris Ying

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

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

by James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman, Tara Duggan

The Immortal Remains cover

156. The Immortal Remains

by Lee Hauser

Building an Affordable House 2nd Edition: Trade Secrets to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction cover

157. Building an Affordable House 2nd Edition: Trade Secrets to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction

by Fernando Pages Ruiz

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

158. Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent

by Harvey A. Silverglate

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

159. 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

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

by John J. Ratey

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Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation cover

161. Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation

by Bryan Caplan, Ady Branzei

Lattice Coding for Signals and Networks: A Structured Coding Approach to Quantization, Modulation and Multiuser Information Theory cover

162. Lattice Coding for Signals and Networks: A Structured Coding Approach to Quantization, Modulation and Multiuser Information Theory

by Ram Zamir, Ilai Bistritz, Bobak Nazer, Yuval Kochman

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

163. 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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The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times cover

164. The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times

by Giovanni Arrighi

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Viet… cover

165. Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Viet…

by Nick Turse

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Viet… cover

166. Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Viet…

by Nick Turse

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sed & awk, 2nd Edition cover

167. sed & awk, 2nd Edition

by Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins

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The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest … cover

168. The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest …

by Paul J. Steinhardt

Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game cover

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

by Touraj Parang

Designing Interfaces, 3rd Edition cover

170. Designing Interfaces, 3rd Edition

by Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia-Brooks

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The Ministry for the Future cover

171. The Ministry for the Future

by Kim Stanley Robinson

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less cover

172. Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

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

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

by Matt Tagliaferri

Practical Shop Math: Simple Solutions to Workshop Fract… cover

174. Practical Shop Math: Simple Solutions to Workshop Fract…

by Tom Begnal

Thinkpad: A Different Shade of Blue cover

175. Thinkpad: A Different Shade of Blue

by Deborah A. Dell, J. Gerry Purdy

Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure cover

176. Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure

by Jerry Kaplan

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The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest Sleight-of-Hand Artist cover

177. The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest Sleight-of-Hand Artist

by Karl Johnson

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

178. 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

179. 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

180. Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare

by Perry Nodelman

UNIX: A History and a Memoir cover

181. UNIX: A History and a Memoir

by Brian W Kernighan

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Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective cover

182. Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare: An Ecologist's Perspective

by Paul Colinvaux

Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls: How Not to Fight Inflation cover

183. Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls: How Not to Fight Inflation

by Robert L. Schuettinger

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

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

by Leil Lowndes

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U-505 cover

185. U-505

by Rear-Admiral Daniel Vincent Gallery

Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968 cover

186. Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

by Thomas E. Ricks

Rules of Game: Jutland and British Naval Command cover

187. Rules of Game: Jutland and British Naval Command

by Andrew Gordon, John Woodward

The People of the Indus cover

188. The People of the Indus

by Nikhil Gulati

Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech cover

189. Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

by Brian Merchant

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

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

by Gabor Maté

Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World cover

191. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

by Tom Holland

The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem cover

192. The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem

by Matthew Hollis

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

193. 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

194. 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

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

by Vincent Bugliosi

Unsettled (Updated and Expanded Edition): What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters cover

196. Unsettled (Updated and Expanded Edition): What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

by Steven E. Koonin

False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet cover

197. False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

by Bjorn Lomborg

Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All cover

198. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

by Michael Shellenberger

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140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan's Last Chance… cover

199. 140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japan's Last Chance…

by David Dean Barrett

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

200. 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