Hacker News Books for 2020

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Hacker News Books for 2020

Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News during 2020.

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A Renegade History of the United States cover

1. A Renegade History of the United States

by Thaddeus Russell

Who's in Charge?: The Neuroscience of Decision-Making, the Notion of Free Will and the Idea of a Determined World cover

2. Who's in Charge?: The Neuroscience of Decision-Making, the Notion of Free Will and the Idea of a Determined World

by Michael S. Gazzaniga

The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump cover

3. The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump

by Corey Robin

超限战与反超限战，中国人提出的新战争观美国人如何应对 cover

4. 超限战与反超限战，中国人提出的新战争观美国人如何应对

by 乔良, 王湘穗

The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet cover

5. The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet

by Jeff Kosseff

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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training cover

6. Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training

by Karen Pryor

Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring (Paperback)) cover

7. Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring (Paperback))

by Christopher Hitchens

Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics) cover

8. Functions and Graphs (Dover Books on Mathematics)

by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, E. E. Shnol

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

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

by Harvey Silverglate

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Purity: A Novel cover

10. Purity: A Novel

by Jonathan Franzen

Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation cover

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

by Edward Chancellor

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The Rise of Financial Capitalism: International Capital Markets in the Age of Reason (Studies in Monetary and Financial History) cover

12. The Rise of Financial Capitalism: International Capital Markets in the Age of Reason (Studies in Monetary and Financial History)

by Larry Neal

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A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World cover

13. A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

by William J. Bernstein

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BGP cover

14. BGP

by Iljitsch van Beijnum

Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition cover

15. Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition

by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein

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Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work) cover

16. Initiative: A Proven Method to Bring Your Passions to Life (and Work)

by Joshua Spodek

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Color Theory and Its Application in Art and Design (Springer Series in Optical Sciences) cover

17. Color Theory and Its Application in Art and Design (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)

by George A. Agoston

Animal Menagerie - O'Reilly Media cover

18. Animal Menagerie - O'Reilly Media

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Software Engineering at Google cover

19. Software Engineering at Google

by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright

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And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future cover

20. And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future

by Yanis Varoufakis

A short history of the O'Reilly animals cover

21. A short history of the O'Reilly animals

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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love cover

22. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

by Cal Newport

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Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth cover

23. Good to Great: A Study of Management Strategies of Companies with Lasting Growth

by Jim Collins

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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: The Updated Version of the Insightful Guide on Bringing Cutting-Edge Products to the Mainstream (Collins Business Essentials) cover

24. Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: The Updated Version of the Insightful Guide on Bringing Cutting-Edge Products to the Mainstream (Collins Business Essentials)

by Geoffrey A. Moore

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Deep Learning for Coders with Fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD cover

25. Deep Learning for Coders with Fastai and PyTorch: AI Applications Without a PhD

by Sylvain Gugger, Jeremy Howard

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Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time cover

26. Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time

by Titus Winters, Tom Manshreck, Hyrum Wright

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

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

by Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister

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Unraveling DNA cover

28. Unraveling DNA

by M. D. Frank-Kamenet︠s︡kiĭ

Yeager: An Autobiography cover

29. Yeager: An Autobiography

by Chuck Yeager, Leo Janos

Learning Malware Analysis cover

30. Learning Malware Analysis

by Monnappa K A

Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything cover

31. Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything

by B. J. Fogg

Corps Business: The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines cover

32. Corps Business: The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines

by David H. Freedman

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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition cover

33. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition

by Betty Edwards

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Harry Potter: Slytherin Glass Votive Candle (Luminaries) cover

34. Harry Potter: Slytherin Glass Votive Candle (Luminaries)

Red Plenty cover

35. Red Plenty

by Francis Spufford

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

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

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

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Online Learning Platform Pricing - O'Reilly Media cover

37. Online Learning Platform Pricing - O'Reilly Media

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Molecular Biology of the Cell cover

38. Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis

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Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals cover

39. Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals

by Robert Pirsig

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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You cover

40. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You

by Julie Zhuo

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones cover

41. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear

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Practical C Programming, 3rd Edition cover

42. Practical C Programming, 3rd Edition

by Steve Oualline

The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition cover

43. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

by Don Norman

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Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform cover

44. Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform

by Patrick Henry Winston

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The Culture Map cover

45. The Culture Map

by Erin Meyer

The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win cover

46. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself cover

47. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

by Michael A. Singer

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

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

by Peter Wohlleben

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Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People cover

49. Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

by G. Richard Shell

Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond cover

50. Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond

by Deepak Malhotra, Max Bazerman

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Say Good Night To Insomnia cover

51. Say Good Night To Insomnia

by Gregg D. Jacobs

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Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750-1790 cover

52. Democratic Enlightenment: Philosophy, Revolution, and Human Rights, 1750-1790

by Jonathan Israel

Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations cover

53. Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations

by William Ury

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Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression cover

54. Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression

by W. A. Mathieu

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice cover

55. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

by Shunryū Suzuki

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Clojure Programming cover

56. Clojure Programming

by Chas Emerick. Brian Carper. Christophe Grand

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Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration cover

57. Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration

by Bryan Caplan

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The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower cover

58. The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

by Michael Pillsbury

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Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On: Apply modern RL methods, with deep Q-networks, value iteration, policy gradients, TRPO, AlphaGo Zero and more cover

59. Deep Reinforcement Learning Hands-On: Apply modern RL methods, with deep Q-networks, value iteration, policy gradients, TRPO, AlphaGo Zero and more

by Maxim Lapan

No bullshit guide to linear algebra cover

60. No bullshit guide to linear algebra

by Ivan Savov

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The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook cover

61. The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook

by Michael Kerrisk

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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now cover

62. Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

by Jaron Lanier

Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catologue of Modern Engineering Paradigms cover

63. Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catologue of Modern Engineering Paradigms

by Peter DeGrace, Leslie Hulet Stahl

Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust cover

64. Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust

by Gary Marcus, Ernest Davis

The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition cover

65. The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition

by David Wells

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading cover

66. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

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Black Rednecks and White Liberals cover

67. Black Rednecks and White Liberals

by Thomas Sowell

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Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era cover

68. Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era

by Thomas C. Leonard

Piracy is progressive taxation, and other thoughts on the evolution of online distribution cover

69. Piracy is progressive taxation, and other thoughts on the evolution of online distribution

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The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition cover

70. The High Cost of Free Parking, Updated Edition

by Donald C. Shoup

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Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages cover

71. Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages

by Carlota Perez

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Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition cover

72. Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition

by Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah, Linda Lamb

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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In cover

73. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

by Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton

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The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison – An Oracle Biography of Ruthless Ambition and Silicon Valley Fame cover

74. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison: *God Doesn't Think He's Larry Ellison – An Oracle Biography of Ruthless Ambition and Silicon Valley Fame

by Mike Wilson

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Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon cover

75. Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

by Kim Zetter

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The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be cover

76. The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be

by James Bernard MacKinnon

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Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming cover

77. Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming

by Peter Seibel

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High Performance Browser Networking cover

78. High Performance Browser Networking

by Ilya Grigorik

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The Design of the UNIX Operating System cover

79. The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach

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Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

80. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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

81. 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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Laravel: Up & Running, 2nd Edition cover

82. Laravel: Up & Running, 2nd Edition

Making Software cover

83. Making Software

by Andrew Oram, Greg Wilson

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Lisp in Small Pieces cover

84. Lisp in Small Pieces

by Christian Queinnec

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JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts cover

85. JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts

by Callie L. French, Dan/M Pelletier

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Reality Is What You Can Get Away With cover

86. Reality Is What You Can Get Away With

by Robert Anton Wilson

True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier cover

87. True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier

by Jacob Grimm, Ernst Friedrich Johann Dronke, Georg Ludwig Von Maurer

The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993 cover

88. The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993

by Jordan Mechner

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Code cover

89. Code

by Charles Petzold

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Code cover

90. Code

by Charles Petzold

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Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Globalization of Organized Crime cover

91. Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Globalization of Organized Crime

by Michael Woodiwiss

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Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software cover

92. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software

by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, John Vlissides

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Designing Data-Intensive Applications cover

93. Designing Data-Intensive Applications

by Martin Kleppmann

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The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship cover

94. The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship

by Alex Beam

Visual Complex Analysis cover

95. Visual Complex Analysis

by Tristan Needham

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JavaScript: The Good Parts cover

96. JavaScript: The Good Parts

by Douglas Crockford, Ke luo ke fu de, Yan xue kun

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Replay cover

97. Replay

by Ken Grimwood

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The mission of spreading the knowledge of innovators continues cover

98. The mission of spreading the knowledge of innovators continues

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No bullshit guide to math and physics cover

99. No bullshit guide to math and physics

by Ivan Savov

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Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work cover

100. Database Internals: A Deep Dive into How Distributed Data Systems Work

by Alex Petrov

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