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Re: Ask HN: What are the best textbooks in your field of expertise?

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Post by rwilson4 »

larrydag wrote: post #16
Yadi wrote: post #7

In machine learning, hands down these are some of the best related textbooks: - [0] Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (Information Science and Statistics) and also: - [1] The Elements of Statistical Learning - [2] Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction by Barto and Sutton - [3] The Deep Learning by Aaron Courville, Ian Goodfellow, and Yoshua Bengio - [4] Neural Network Methods for Natural Language Processing…

For regression I really like Frank Harrell's Regression Modeling Strategies. http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/Main/RmS

I recently read Seber and Lee, Linear Regression Analysis, and highly recommend it.

https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Regression-Analysis-George-Seb...

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Post by commieneko »

Not exhaustive, or in any particular order:

_Animator's Survival Kit_, by Richard Williams.

_Illusion of Life_, by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

_Animation from Script to Screen_, by Shamus Culhane.

_Natural Way to Draw_, by Kimon Nicolaïdes.

_Creative Illustration_, by Andrew Loomis.

_Timing for Animation_, by Harold Whitaker and John Halas.

_Drawn to Life_, vols. 1 & 2, by Walt Stanchfield.

_Character Animation Crash Course!_, by Eric Goldberg.

_Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation, by Wayne Gilbert.

_The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design_, by Tod Polson.

_Elemental Magic: The Art of Effects Animation_, vols. 1 & 2, by Joseph Gilland.

_Story Boarding Essentials_, byDavid Harland Rousseau.

_Directing the Story_, by Francis Glebas.

_Animated Storytelling_, by Liz Blazer.

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Post by acidictadpole »

allenleee wrote: post #14

In functional programming: [0] The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs [1] The_Little_Schemer [2] Programming in Haskell - Graham Hutton [3] Types and Programming Languages-Benjamin C. Pierce --- PDFS [0]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Func... ) [1]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Func... ) [2]( https://github.com/allenleein/brains/blob/master/Zen-of-Fu…

From someone interested in learning more functional programming, could you provide a bit more detail about what each book provides?

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Post by swagatkonchada »

neom wrote: post #13

Not sure if these count as textbooks by most peoples measures, but they have been textbooks for me. [1]Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team [2]The Wal-Mart Triumph: Inside the World’s #1 Company [3]Guerilla Marketing [4]The Lords of Strategy [5]Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion [6] The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive [7]The Deming Management Method [8]Creativity Inc. [9]The Wisdom of Teams […

love this list

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Post by maroonblazer »

vincentmarle wrote: post #17
maroonblazer wrote: post #12

Kotler's "Marketing Management" remains the most definitive text on the practice of marketing. Many people - including some on HN - mistakenly equate marketing with only advertising or, more broadly, marketing communications. In truth that's only a small portion of the discipline. https://www.amazon.com/Marketing-Management-14th-Philip-Kotl...

I’m curious to know why you think it’s so good. I’ve studied marketing in the early 2000’s and Kotler’s Marketing Management was pretty much the only book we’ve read, but after college I didn’t feel I could apply much of its lessons to the companies I’ve built myself or the companies I’ve worked for. Most of Kotler’s material is based on how big traditional brands have done marketing, but that wasn’t helpful to me wh…

His framework for how to think about bringing a product to market is what I found most valuable.

What's the competitive environment? Who is the customer (in the most specific sense)? How will the product compete against other offerings? How is it priced relative to the competition? How do you talk about the product - i.e. communicate its value? How does one think about growing the market for the product?

These are questions any product or brand need to answer, regardless of size.

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