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The Best Books Mentioned On Hacker News between Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 6, 2025

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“A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide cover

1. “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide

by Samantha Power
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High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out cover

2. High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out

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

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

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
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Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge cover

4. Principles of Semantic Networks: Explorations in the Representation of Knowledge

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Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations cover

5. Parallel Distributed Processing, Vol. 1: Foundations

by David E. Rumelhart
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Semantic Information Processing cover

6. Semantic Information Processing

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A Philosophy of Software Design cover

7. A Philosophy of Software Design

by John Ousterhout
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Game, Set, Cash!: Inside the Secret World of International Tennis Trading cover

8. Game, Set, Cash!: Inside the Secret World of International Tennis Trading

by Brad Hutchins
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Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy cover

9. Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy

by Matt Stoller
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The Autism Matrix cover

10. The Autism Matrix

by Gil Eyal
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The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses cover

11. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

by Eric Ries
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The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers cover

12. The Mathematical Experience: A National Book Award Winner – Exploring Mathematics: History, Philosophy, and Personalities for Lay Readers

by Philip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh
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Foundations of Constructive Analysis cover

13. Foundations of Constructive Analysis

by Errett Bishop
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Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking cover

14. Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking

by Nicolas Collins
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Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises cover

15. Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises

by Ray Dalio
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The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love cover

16. The Naked Brain: How the Emerging Neurosociety is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love

by Richard M. Restak
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1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England cover

17. 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

by Walter Carruthers Sellar, Robert Julian Yeatman
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Codes and Villains and Mystery: The Best Stories with Codes and Ciphers 1843 - 1920 cover

18. Codes and Villains and Mystery: The Best Stories with Codes and Ciphers 1843 - 1920

by John Dooley
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