I'd love a good HN summer fiction reading list, particularly with a sci-fi focus
Summer Reading List
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#142I'd love a good HN summer fiction reading list, particularly with a sci-fi focus
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#143https://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-summer-reading/ is the link to last year's.
Anyone else sites would make their URLs consistent? It's always pleasant when you can go to the URL and change the 2017->2016 and it takes you where you want to go.
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#144These are safe books. Where's Marx's "A Critique of Political Economy"?
Maybe they are familiar with it and don't think it is worth anything.
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#145If you struggle to get diverse voices inside your field, maybe you should read from diverse voices outside your field. I understand it is hard and I also gravitate towards comfortable reading, usually meaning from people that look like me. This is the problem. Start being accountable to yourself about it. 2 of 19 the books in the list are by female authors (both recommended by women). Looking for some good books from…
So, I have nothing against what you've listed here, this is great stuff. What I find interesting for me personally is that it never once crosses my mind who the author is or what their skin color is or anything like that when I'm looking at a book. I just have no idea (and perhaps no interest really, unless it's something I'm REALLY into).
Anyway, it's cool that you're listing these. I'm particularly interested in The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs.
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#146If I may recommend a book that really will make most people change their perspectives it's "The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy" Rarely have I read a book which made me think about a subject I thought I had a pretty good understanding of completely different. And if that is not enough it's probably one of the few books which doesn't have a moral/ethical agenda but merely seeks to…
What other books do you consider as important fundamentals?
Ha-Joon Chang has very approachable books about capitalism and economics.
* Twenty-Three Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism [1]
* Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism [2]
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Things-They-Dont-About-Capitalism/dp/...
[2] https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Samaritans-Secret-History-Capital...
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#147I know this is a technical site, but for all of these I always get a little sad with how few fictional books are listed on these types of posts. Going over it, seems like there's just one, "The Nix" (may be more where I just missed them). I like seeing fictional books since I can relate to the people writing them. If I enjoyed some of the fictional books that people talk about, then I'll go along with their non-ficti…
Having seen these lists in the past, I was actually happy to see at least 1 fiction book (there are actually two).
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#148I'd consider Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection to be fiction as well. Too long, shouldn't read: if you believe, your back pain will go away. I'm surprised to see the anti-scientific pseudoscience promoted.
Is it really anti-scientific?
Plus, as they say, "if it works, it ain't stupid"
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Audiobooks are a great way to increase your book intake considerably. "Reading" while washing dishes, other house chores and commuting can easily get you through 2-3 extra books a month (depending on the length of the commute :)
I've listened to 2 or 3 Audiobooks and nearly every one of them (short of Wheaton reading his own "Just A Geek") was unbearable to listen to. I don't know what the percentage of readers interject their own "emphasis" outside of just reading the words, but it's too many for my tastes. I don't want a robot to read the book, but I also don't want the reader adding "color" by reading some characters with different voices…
I just finished listening to "am I being too subtle" by and read by Sam Zell. Initially I was slightly put off by the authors raspy Chicago tones but by the end it really felt like the author had been telling his stories to you personally with the colour and character that one would pick up in person and I was glad to have heard this telling rather than as you say a 'robot'
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#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
Audiobooks are a great way to increase your book intake considerably. "Reading" while washing dishes, other house chores and commuting can easily get you through 2-3 extra books a month (depending on the length of the commute :)
I've listened to 2 or 3 Audiobooks and nearly every one of them (short of Wheaton reading his own "Just A Geek") was unbearable to listen to. I don't know what the percentage of readers interject their own "emphasis" outside of just reading the words, but it's too many for my tastes. I don't want a robot to read the book, but I also don't want the reader adding "color" by reading some characters with different voices…
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