Deep Work by Cal Newport.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work
Eye opening reading for everyone who works in IT, science or any industry that requires long chunks of deep attention.
Ask HN: Which book have you re-read recently?
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#22HPMoR
I loved that book more than the original. I think they should make it a movie.
How do you continue learning more types of stuff that the book teaches you?
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#23The Martian
I love it. It's about doing the impossible, one step at a time
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#24The first 5 books of the Honor Harrington series, I'm on the 6th now and planning on re-reading all 13 the whole thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorverse#Honor_Harrington_se...
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#26Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
https://www.amazon.com/Schiit-Happened-Worlds-Improbable-Sta...
Goldmine of information about practical things you have to deal with when starting HW startup.
All the content of the book + extra chapters are available in forum format and you can read it here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/701900/schiit-happened-the-story-of...
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#27Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
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#28The Fountainhead. Makes me a better person Everytime.
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#29Small Gods. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34484.Small_Gods It's the 13th book of Terry Pratchett's superb Discworld series, but it's the perfect entry point for anyone who hasn't read any of them because it doesn't require any exterior context, and it's pure Pratchett in his prime. I honestly can't recommend it, and the rest of the series, highly enough. If you haven't experienced Pratchett's work then I implore…
Have you read the graphic novel?
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#30Most notably, Blood Meridian. It had probably been more than fifteen years since I last reread it. What was unusual was that as soon as I reread it, I turned around and reread it again.
[edit] Among programming books: How to Design Programs...I've got a print copy. There's a lot of sophistication and relevant experience behind its programming fundamentals content (e.g. tests and documentation before (2002) tests and documentation became the new black).