6 ms·

Ask HN: Which books are you reading in 2017?

20 points by mgos 9y ago

I am planning to go on an academic holiday and wanted to see which interesting books have you read this year or are planning to read.

sotojuan 9y ago
I'll never understand HN's love for self help books. I can barely stand to read more than a chapter of them, so my list won't be that useful. I'm halfway through Barbara Tuchman's Bible and Sword - an exploration of the relationship between England and Israel/Palestine from the middle ages to 20th century. Tuchman isn't the most accurate person but she's a great writer and gets the general idea across very well.
radva42 9y ago
We are legion (We are bob): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWAESYQ/ref=series_rw_dp_sw https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWAESYQ/ref=series_rw_d... An awesome sci-fi story about a software developer who wakes up in the 22nd as a computer program
SirLJ 9y ago
I am currently reading the last edition of Mike Covel "Trend Following" Trend Following, 5th Edition: How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets https://www.amazon.com/Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets/dp/1119371872/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499692390&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets/d...
aalhour 9y ago
So far I have read: - Left of Bang. - The Obstacle is the way. - The Daily Stoic. - High-Output Management. - The Effective Engineer. - Managing Humans. - Introducing Go. Currently going through "Designing Data Intensive Applications" and some other data-related free ebooks from O'Reilly. Up next on my list for the rest of the year: - Hadoop: The Definitive Guide. - The Manager's Path. - Anti-Fragile. - A Guide to the Good Life. - The Denial of Death. - Man's Search for Meaning. EDIT: list formatting.
FourSigma 9y ago
My June/July/Aug booklist: - How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston - Coders at Work by Peter Seibel - Drive by Daniel Pink - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
thakobyan 9y ago
Here are all the books I'm currently reading: https://booknshelf.com/@tigran/shelves/currently-reading https://booknshelf.com/@tigran/shelves/currently-reading
crispytx 9y ago
Waiting for Jason Calacanis's "Angel" to come out later this month.
guilhas 9y ago
The expanse, Abaddon's Gate
kevindeasis 9y ago
I mostly started reading alot since March 2017 up to now. I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting alot but, this is what I've been reading or have read so far: Eternal Golden Braid Shoe Dog Creativity Inc High Output Management Game of Thrones Book 1,2,3 Never Split The Difference Presuasion Like Switch Mans Search For Meaning The Hard Things about Hard Things Norse Mythology Ted Talks How To Talk to Anyone How to win friends and influence people Mckinsey Mind Mckinsey Edge Influence Extreme Ownership Everything Store Inner Game of Tennis Book of Joy Phoenix Project The Goal Hooked How Google Works
- Lordarminius 9y ago
  with the exception of six or seven titles, this forms my reading list as well ! Anyone interested in business and following kevindeasis recommendations should start with The Everything Store and Shoe Dog
- Powerofmene 9y ago
  Terrific list....have read most of these myself. Mans Search for Meaning should be at the top of everyone's reading list.
atsaloli 9y ago
I'm reading "Magic Realized", poetry on life and love and the joys and (occasionally) horrors thereof. https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit/dp/1936449463 https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit/dp/... (My Amazon review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R2RYIB3JA891TW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B072Q5V2MN https://www.amazon.com/review/R2RYIB3JA891TW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_p...)
bdibs 9y ago
My current list: - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - The Autobiography of Malcolm X
rwieruch 9y ago
Among other books, I read this year Give and Take [0], Flow and Deep Work [1]. I tend to summarize the books I enjoyed the most, to internalize them myself, but also to give others access to it. Maybe you find them interesting (if you haven't already read them). My whole reading list can be found on Goodreads [2] for more inspiration :) - [0] https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-give-and-take/ https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-give-and-take/ - [1] https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-deep-work-flow/ https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-deep-work-flow/ - [2] https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/63553187-robin-wieruch?shelf=read https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/63553187-robin-wieruch...

20 points by mgos 9y ago

I am planning to go on an academic holiday and wanted to see which interesting books have you read this year or are planning to read.

sotojuan 9y ago

I'll never understand HN's love for self help books. I can barely stand to read more than a chapter of them, so my list won't be that useful. I'm halfway through Barbara Tuchman's Bible and Sword - an exploration of the relationship between England and Israel/Palestine from the middle ages to 20th century. Tuchman isn't the most accurate person but she's a great writer and gets the general idea across very well.

radva42 9y ago

We are legion (We are bob): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWAESYQ/ref=series_rw_dp_sw https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWAESYQ/ref=series_rw_d... An awesome sci-fi story about a software developer who wakes up in the 22nd as a computer program

SirLJ 9y ago

I am currently reading the last edition of Mike Covel "Trend Following" Trend Following, 5th Edition: How to Make a Fortune in Bull, Bear and Black Swan Markets https://www.amazon.com/Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets/dp/1119371872/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499692390&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Trend-Following-5th-Fortune-Markets/d...

aalhour 9y ago

So far I have read: - Left of Bang. - The Obstacle is the way. - The Daily Stoic. - High-Output Management. - The Effective Engineer. - Managing Humans. - Introducing Go. Currently going through "Designing Data Intensive Applications" and some other data-related free ebooks from O'Reilly. Up next on my list for the rest of the year: - Hadoop: The Definitive Guide. - The Manager's Path. - Anti-Fragile. - A Guide to the Good Life. - The Denial of Death. - Man's Search for Meaning. EDIT: list formatting.

FourSigma 9y ago

My June/July/Aug booklist: - How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg - The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston - Coders at Work by Peter Seibel - Drive by Daniel Pink - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

thakobyan 9y ago

Here are all the books I'm currently reading: https://booknshelf.com/@tigran/shelves/currently-reading https://booknshelf.com/@tigran/shelves/currently-reading

crispytx 9y ago

Waiting for Jason Calacanis's "Angel" to come out later this month.

guilhas 9y ago

The expanse, Abaddon's Gate

kevindeasis 9y ago

I mostly started reading alot since March 2017 up to now. I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting alot but, this is what I've been reading or have read so far: Eternal Golden Braid Shoe Dog Creativity Inc High Output Management Game of Thrones Book 1,2,3 Never Split The Difference Presuasion Like Switch Mans Search For Meaning The Hard Things about Hard Things Norse Mythology Ted Talks How To Talk to Anyone How to win friends and influence people Mckinsey Mind Mckinsey Edge Influence Extreme Ownership Everything Store Inner Game of Tennis Book of Joy Phoenix Project The Goal Hooked How Google Works

Lordarminius 9y ago
with the exception of six or seven titles, this forms my reading list as well ! Anyone interested in business and following kevindeasis recommendations should start with The Everything Store and Shoe Dog
Powerofmene 9y ago
Terrific list....have read most of these myself. Mans Search for Meaning should be at the top of everyone's reading list.

atsaloli 9y ago

I'm reading "Magic Realized", poetry on life and love and the joys and (occasionally) horrors thereof. https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit/dp/1936449463 https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Realized-Other-Poems-Spirit/dp/... (My Amazon review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R2RYIB3JA891TW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B072Q5V2MN https://www.amazon.com/review/R2RYIB3JA891TW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_p...)

bdibs 9y ago

My current list: - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - The Silk Roads: A New History of the World - The Autobiography of Malcolm X

rwieruch 9y ago

Among other books, I read this year Give and Take [0], Flow and Deep Work [1]. I tend to summarize the books I enjoyed the most, to internalize them myself, but also to give others access to it. Maybe you find them interesting (if you haven't already read them). My whole reading list can be found on Goodreads [2] for more inspiration :) - [0] https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-give-and-take/ https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-give-and-take/ - [1] https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-deep-work-flow/ https://www.robinwieruch.de/lessons-learned-deep-work-flow/ - [2] https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/63553187-robin-wieruch?shelf=read https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/63553187-robin-wieruch...