5 ms·Ask HN: Best Tech Books that are not manuals/instructional3 points by ZenPro 12y agoI just finished Cryptnomicon. Superb. Which tech books are on your list that are not how to, manual or instructional? They can be fiction or non-fiction.a3n 12y agoGall, Systemantics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics Petroski, To Engineer is Human: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroski#Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroski#WorksZenPro 12y agoThanks for those.