Hacker News Books for 2026

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Hacker News Books for 2026

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

SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition cover

2. SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, 4th Edition

by John L. Viescas

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

3. 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

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

by Lester C. Thurow

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A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness cover

5. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

by Michael Pollan

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Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion cover

6. Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion

by Stewart Elliott Guthrie

Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale cover

7. Programming TypeScript: Making Your JavaScript Applications Scale

by Boris Cherny

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Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies cover

8. Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies

by Charles Perrow

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Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed cover

9. 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

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

by Tom Standage

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Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How… cover

11. Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How…

by Nicholas Enrich

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet cover

12. 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

13. Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving

by John R. Koza

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Laces: 100s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks cover

14. Laces: 100s of Ways to Pimp Your Kicks

by Ian Fieggen

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Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World cover

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

by Adrian Wooldridge

Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human … cover

16. Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human …

by Federico Faggin

Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings cover

17. Frodo's Journey: Discover the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

by Joseph Pearce, Jef Murray

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

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

by Donald Grant

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Soft… cover

19. Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Soft…

by Charles Petzold

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

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

by Sarah Brayne

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The Plot Against the King cover

21. The Plot Against the King

by Kash Patel

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Build a DeepSeek Model (From Scratch) cover

22. Build a DeepSeek Model (From Scratch)

by Raj Abhijit Dandekar, Rajat Dandekar, Naman Dwivedi, Sreedath Pana

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

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

by Roy Eskapa, Roy D. Eskapa

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp… cover

24. The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Emp…

by Tim Wu

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies cover

25. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

by Bibek Debroy

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Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America cover

26. Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America

by Scott Adams

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Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi cover

27. Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi

by John Dittmer

Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition) cover

28. Put Yourself First (Chinese Edition)

by 西村博之

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

29. 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

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

Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov cover

31. Alone in the Ocean by Slava Kurilov

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

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

by Katie Herzog

The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing) cover

33. The Grammar of Graphics (Statistics and Computing)

by Leland Wilkinson

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The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America cover

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

by Kenneth M. Pollack

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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entreprene… cover

35. How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entreprene…

by Felix Dennis

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

36. 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

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

by Tripp Mickle

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy cover

38. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

by Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D., William D. Danko Ph.D

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

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

by Marjorie Priceman

The VimL Primer cover

40. The VimL Primer

by Benjamin Klein

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

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

by Vladik Khononov

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

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

by Vladik Khononov

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

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

by Bogna Konior

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

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

by Chris van Tulleken

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Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat. cover

45. Picture Cook: See. Make. Eat.

by Katie Shelly

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

46. 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

47. 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

48. The Anatomist

by Federico Andahazi

Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's… cover

49. Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's…

by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave

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

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

by Mar Hicks

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement cover

51. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox

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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm cover

52. When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

by Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe

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

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

by Dennis E. Taylor

Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering) cover

54. Software Engineering Mathematics (Sei Series in Software Engineering)

by Jim Woodcock, Martin Loomes

Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development cover

55. Practical TLA+: Planning Driven Development

by Hillel Wayne

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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

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

by Byron Tau

Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier cover

60. Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier

by Jeffrey A. Lockwood

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature cover

61. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

by Matt Ridley

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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game cover

62. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis

Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

63. Operating Systems Design and Implementation

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Albert S. Woodhull

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Operating Systems Design and Implementation cover

64. 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

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

by Giulia Enders

The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money cover

66. The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

by Bryan Caplan

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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance cover

67. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance

by Henry Petroski

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

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

by Jared Diamond

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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much cover

69. Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir

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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think i… cover

70. Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think i…

by Temple Grandin

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

71. 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

72. 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

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

by Sam Newman

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days cover

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

by Jessica Livingston

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High Noon on the Electronic Frontier: Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace cover

75. High Noon on the Electronic Frontier: Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace

by Peter Ludlow, Mike Godwin

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

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

by John Scalzi

Computation Structures cover

77. Computation Structures

by Stephen A. Ward, Robert H. Halstead

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Three Worlds Collide cover

78. Three Worlds Collide

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Ethical Password Cracking: Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking cover

79. Ethical Password Cracking: Decode passwords using John the Ripper, hashcat, and advanced methods for password breaking

by James Leyte-Vidal

Hash Crack: Password Cracking Manual (v3) cover

80. Hash Crack: Password Cracking Manual (v3)

by Joshua Picolet

Password Cracking with Kali Linux cover

81. Password Cracking with Kali Linux

by Daniel W. Dieterle

What's the Matter with Kansas? cover

82. What's the Matter with Kansas?

by Thomas Frank

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Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, Vol. 1 cover

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

by George Reisman

Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories cover

84. Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories

by F. William Lawvere, Stephen H. Schanuel

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Learn Java Now cover

85. Learn Java Now

by Stephen Randy Davis

Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition cover

86. Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition

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

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

by Seth Harp

Qualityland cover

88. Qualityland

by Marc-Uwe Kling

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

89. 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

90. Thinking in Postscript

by Glenn C. Reid

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

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

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

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An Invitation to Modern Number Theory cover

92. An Invitation to Modern Number Theory

by Steven J. Miller

Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition cover

93. 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

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

by John McPhee

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

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

by Richard Rhodes

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Lao-tzu's Taoteching cover

96. Lao-tzu's Taoteching

by Laozi

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

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

by James P. Carse

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

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

by Steve Yegge, Gene Kim

Colossus cover

99. Colossus

by D. F. Jones

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

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

by Jim Dowling

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