Ask HN: Coffee table books • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by dmitrygr » Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 11:47 PM UTC

Sled Driver

https://www.amazon.com/Sled-Driver-Flying-Worlds-Fastest/dp/...

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by zulln » Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 11:54 PM UTC

Information is beautiful. All kind of statistic visualised in a beautiful but still informative way.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/books/

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:00 AM UTC

syedkarim wrote: post #25

The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition, by Paul Horowitz https://www.amazon.com/Art-Electronics-Paul-Horowitz/dp/0521...

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Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by alexhutcheson » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:05 AM UTC

I really like Around the World: The Atlas for Today[1]. Fascinating content and great graphical presentation.

[1] https://smile.amazon.com/Around-World-Atlas-Andrew-Losowsky/...

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by the-dude » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:10 AM UTC

Obligatory : Seinfelds episode about the 'Coffee table book about coffee tables'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE5ROl2YPbs

This Ask HN must be a prank.

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by T0k9sy_ » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:13 AM UTC

My favourite is by the illustrator Mr Bingo - it is called Hate Mail, and it features illustrations and hand-drawn typography on real postcards that were sent to real people - features lots of swearing NSFW

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hate-Mail-DEFINITIVE-COLLECTION-Bin...

Re: Ask HN: Coffee table books

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Post by malloreon » Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 12:15 AM UTC

I consider the omplete Calvin & Hobbes collection to be the perfect coffee table book. Bust it out at a random moment and receive the sum of all human wisdom in bite sized cartoon form.