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Ask HN: What are some good books to read?

7 points by adawg4 6y ago

chovyfu 6y ago
1984
wannabebarista 6y ago
Here are two recommendations off of the beaten HN path. I've recently enjoyed Lenin's Embalmers and The Abraham Dilemma. Lenin's Embalmers is an autobiography of the son of a lead scientist on the Soviet team that preserved Lenin's body. The Abraham Dilemma focuses on getting clearer on what is meant by religious delusion that is more than just a reduction to neuroscience. I write up a list of the best books I've read each year to offer recommendations. Here's from last year: https://bcmullins.github.io/Top-Books-2019/ https://bcmullins.github.io/Top-Books-2019/.
gregjor 6y ago
My kids really enjoyed The Hungry Caterpillar and Puppy Peek-a-Boo. That was when they were too young to have preferences or choose their own books. Adults at a loss for something to read might choose to read the classics. They’re called classics for a reason.
texteller 6y ago
My list of the 95 Entrepreneurs book recommendations: * The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport * Do Purpose: Why Brands with a Purpose Do Better and Matter More by David Hieatt * The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth by MichioKaku * The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte View full list of 95 book recommedations: http://casualwalker.com/95-best-books-to-read-in-2019 http://casualwalker.com/95-best-books-to-read-in-2019
bwb 6y ago
Killer of Men by Christian Cameron - Fantastic historical fiction set in ancient Greece.
asicsp 6y ago
What kind of books are you looking for? Programming related: * https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-develo... * https://danluu.com/programming-books/ https://danluu.com/programming-books/ * https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3253/what-books-should-everyone-read https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3253/what-books... Fiction: * https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/hxnb97/whats_the_most_unputdownable_book_you_have_ever/ https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/hxnb97/wha... * https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/in1pkn/which_is_that_one_book_that_you_would_want/ https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/in1pkn/whi...
namaljayathunga 6y ago
Analyzing Hacker News, This suggest some books https://ramiro.org/vis/hn-most-linked-books/ https://ramiro.org/vis/hn-most-linked-books/
0x54MUR41 6y ago
You can also use this website [0] to get a list of top books that mentioned in Hacker News all time. If you're interested in business books, I recommend this list [1]. [0] https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-books-on-hacker-news https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-books-on-hacker-news [1]: https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-business-books-from-interviews-with-600-founders-and-investors https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-business-books-from-intervie...

7 points by adawg4 6y ago

1984

Here are two recommendations off of the beaten HN path. I've recently enjoyed Lenin's Embalmers and The Abraham Dilemma. Lenin's Embalmers is an autobiography of the son of a lead scientist on the Soviet team that preserved Lenin's body. The Abraham Dilemma focuses on getting clearer on what is meant by religious delusion that is more than just a reduction to neuroscience. I write up a list of the best books I've read each year to offer recommendations. Here's from last year: https://bcmullins.github.io/Top-Books-2019/ https://bcmullins.github.io/Top-Books-2019/.

gregjor 6y ago

My kids really enjoyed The Hungry Caterpillar and Puppy Peek-a-Boo. That was when they were too young to have preferences or choose their own books. Adults at a loss for something to read might choose to read the classics. They’re called classics for a reason.

texteller 6y ago

My list of the 95 Entrepreneurs book recommendations: * The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport * Do Purpose: Why Brands with a Purpose Do Better and Matter More by David Hieatt * The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth by MichioKaku * The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte View full list of 95 book recommedations: http://casualwalker.com/95-best-books-to-read-in-2019 http://casualwalker.com/95-best-books-to-read-in-2019

bwb 6y ago

Killer of Men by Christian Cameron - Fantastic historical fiction set in ancient Greece.

asicsp 6y ago

What kind of books are you looking for? Programming related: * https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-developers/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/recommended-reading-for-develo... * https://danluu.com/programming-books/ https://danluu.com/programming-books/ * https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3253/what-books-should-everyone-read https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/3253/what-books... Fiction: * https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/hxnb97/whats_the_most_unputdownable_book_you_have_ever/ https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/hxnb97/wha... * https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/in1pkn/which_is_that_one_book_that_you_would_want/ https://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/in1pkn/whi...

namaljayathunga 6y ago

Analyzing Hacker News, This suggest some books https://ramiro.org/vis/hn-most-linked-books/ https://ramiro.org/vis/hn-most-linked-books/

0x54MUR41 6y ago

You can also use this website [0] to get a list of top books that mentioned in Hacker News all time. If you're interested in business books, I recommend this list [1]. [0] https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-books-on-hacker-news https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-books-on-hacker-news [1]: https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-business-books-from-interviews-with-600-founders-and-investors https://hackernewsbooks.com/top-business-books-from-intervie...