Hacker News Books for 2015

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Hacker News Books for 2015

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2015.

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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success cover

1. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

by William Thorndike

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World) cover

2. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (A Brief History of the Natural World)

by Richard Dawkins

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Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

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

by Jessica Livingston

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Persecution and the Art of Writing cover

4. Persecution and the Art of Writing

by Leo Strauss

Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup (Volume 1) cover

5. Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup (Volume 1)

by Rob Walling

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most cover

6. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen

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Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories cover

7. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories

by F. William Lawvere, Stephen H. Schanuel

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Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big cover

8. Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big

by Bo Burlingham

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series) cover

9. Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (Addison-wesley Object Technology Series)

by Martin Fowler, Kent Beck

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

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

by Vernor Vinge

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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success cover

11. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

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Perl Best Practices cover

12. Perl Best Practices

by Damian Conway

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The Soul of A New Machine cover

13. The Soul of A New Machine

by Tracy Kidder

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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life cover

14. The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

by Nick Lane

Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever? cover

15. Eradication: Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

by Nancy Stepan

Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words cover

16. Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

by Randall Munroe

Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open: Future buildings, vehicles, products and equipment - made efficiently and made with less new material (without the hot air) cover

17. Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open: Future buildings, vehicles, products and equipment - made efficiently and made with less new material (without the hot air)

by Julian M. Allwood, Jonathan M. Cullen, Mark A. Carruth

Being Nixon: A Man Divided cover

18. Being Nixon: A Man Divided

by Evan Thomas

The Road to Character cover

19. The Road to Character

by David Brooks

Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines) cover

20. Schaum's 3,000 Solved Problems in Calculus (Schaum's Outlines)

by Elliott Mendelson

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Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator cover

21. Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator

by Ryan Holiday

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Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America) cover

22. Lobbying America: The Politics of Business from Nixon to NAFTA (Politics and Society in Modern America)

by Benjamin C. Waterhouse

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The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate (Studies in Postwar American Political Development) cover

23. The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)

by Lee Drutman

Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It cover

24. Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It

by Lawrence Lessig

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Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide cover

25. Statistics Done Wrong: The Woefully Complete Guide

by Alex Reinhart

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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) cover

26. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

by Elliot Aronson Carol Tavris, Joe Barrett Marsha Mercant

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Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, Second Edition cover

27. Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials, Second Edition

by Allison Randal, Dan Sugalski, Leopold Tötsch

The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention cover

28. The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention

by William Rosen

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business cover

29. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

by Charles Duhigg

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Not for Bread Alone cover

30. Not for Bread Alone

by Konosuke Matsushita

Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide cover

31. Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide

by Emil Pascarelli, M.D., Deborah Quilter

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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition cover

32. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition

by Thomas E. Pearsall

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Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy cover

33. Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy

by Henry George

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Anarchy, State, and Utopia cover

34. Anarchy, State, and Utopia

by Robert Nozick

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A Theory of Justice cover

35. A Theory of Justice

by John Rawls

The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence cover

36. The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

by Gary A. Haugen, Victor Boutros

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Team Geek cover

37. Team Geek

by Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) cover

38. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

by Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman

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Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 2) cover

39. Development of the Space Shuttle, 1972-1981 (History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 2)

by Heppenheimer Ta

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Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager cover

40. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

by Michael Lopp

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Rise of the Warrior Cop cover

41. Rise of the Warrior Cop

by Radley Balko

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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right cover

42. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

by Atul Gawande

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Team Geek: A Software Developer's Guide to Working Well with Others cover

43. Team Geek: A Software Developer's Guide to Working Well with Others

by Brian Fitzpatrick, Ben Collins-Sussman

Class: A Guide Through the American Status System cover

44. Class: A Guide Through the American Status System

by Paul Fussell

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3D Math Primer For Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library) cover

45. 3D Math Primer For Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library)

by Fletcher Dunn, Ian Parberry

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Lisp in Small Pieces cover

46. Lisp in Small Pieces

by Christian Queinnec

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Accelerando (Singularity) cover

47. Accelerando (Singularity)

by Charles Stross

Enemies: A History of the FBI cover

48. Enemies: A History of the FBI

by Tim Weiner

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Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development cover

49. Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development

by Jim Blandy, Jason Orendorff

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Driving Technical Change: Why People on Your Team Don't Act on Good Ideas, and How to Convince Them They Should cover

50. Driving Technical Change: Why People on Your Team Don't Act on Good Ideas, and How to Convince Them They Should

by Terrence Ryan

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In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword cover

51. In Defense of Globalization: With a New Afterword

by Jagdish Bhagwati

Living Clojure cover

52. Living Clojure

by Carin Meier

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High Performance Web Sites cover

53. High Performance Web Sites

by Steve Souders

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Even Faster Web Sites cover

54. Even Faster Web Sites

by Steve Souders

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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness cover

55. How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

by Russell D. Roberts

Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (3rd Edition) cover

56. Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (3rd Edition)

by Gary Chartrand, Albert D. Polimeni, Ping Zhang

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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains cover

57. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

by Nicholas Carr

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An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition) cover

58. An Introduction to General Systems Thinking (Silver Anniversary Edition)

by Gerald M. Weinberg

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The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small cover

59. The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small

by John Gall

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Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) cover

60. Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought cover

61. Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought

by Douglas R. Hofstadter, Fluid Analogies Research Group

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Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor: The complex history of a simple reactor technology, with emphasis on its scientific bases for non-specialists cover

62. Plentiful Energy: The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor: The complex history of a simple reactor technology, with emphasis on its scientific bases for non-specialists

by Charles E. Till, Yoon Il Chang

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The Sociopath Next Door cover

63. The Sociopath Next Door

by Martha Stout, Ph.D.

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The Elements of Style (4th Edition) cover

64. The Elements of Style (4th Edition)

by William Strunk

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On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication cover

65. On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication

by William Zinsser

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Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets cover

66. Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets

by Peter Schweizer

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Virtuous Violence cover

67. Virtuous Violence

by Alan Page Fiske, Tage Shakti Rai

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) cover

68. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition cover

69. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

by Marc Reisner

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

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

by Jared Diamond

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Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure cover

71. Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure

by Transnational College of Lex

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Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal cover

72. Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

by Nick Bilton

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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) cover

73. Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program)

by Kip S Thorne

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Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian (Routledge Concise Grammars) (Italian Edition) cover

74. Soluzioni: A Practical Grammar of Contemporary Italian (Routledge Concise Grammars) (Italian Edition)

by Denise De Rôme

A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian (Routledge Reference Grammars) cover

75. A Reference Grammar of Modern Italian (Routledge Reference Grammars)

by Martin Maiden, Cecilia Robustelli

A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language cover

76. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

by Ted Gioia

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Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars) cover

77. Modern Italian Grammar (Modern Grammars)

by Anna Proudfoot, Francesco Cardo

The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World cover

78. The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World

by Pedro Domingos

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Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir cover

79. Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace: A Memoir

by Michael Morton

Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy) cover

80. Four Views on Free Will (Great Debates in Philosophy)

by John Martin Fischer, Robert Kane, Derk Pereboom, Manuel Vargas

The Death and Life of Great American Cities cover

81. The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs

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The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization cover

82. The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization

by Bryan Ward-Perkins

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English Grammar for Students of German: The Study Guide for Those Learning German cover

83. English Grammar for Students of German: The Study Guide for Those Learning German

by Cecile Zorach

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Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications cover

84. Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

by John J. Murphy

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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (5th Edition) cover

85. Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (5th Edition)

by John Hull

Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

86. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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Working Effectively with Legacy Code cover

87. Working Effectively with Legacy Code

by Michael C. Feathers

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The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably cover

88. The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably

by Thomas T. Nagle, John E. Hogan (Ph. D.)

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The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs cover

89. The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs

by Andrew Hussey

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste cover

90. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

by Pierre Bourdieu

Sustainable Energy - without the hot air cover

91. Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

by David J. C. MacKay

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The Art of Readable Code cover

92. The Art of Readable Code

by Dustin Boswell

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Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street (Wiley Investment Classics) cover

93. Where Are the Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street (Wiley Investment Classics)

by Fred Schwed, Jr.

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The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals cover

94. The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals

by Lidia Zylowska, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Crystallizing Public Opinion cover

95. Crystallizing Public Opinion

by Edward L. Bernays

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety cover

96. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

by Eric Schlosser

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Data Science at the Command Line cover

97. Data Science at the Command Line

by Jeroen Janssens

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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master cover

98. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master

by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas

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Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce, and Politics cover

99. Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce, and Politics

by Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, danah boyd

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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why cover

100. Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

by Laurence Gonzales

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