Ask HN: What are you reading right now? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by nhebb » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:44 PM UTC

idoh wrote: post #61

nhebb wrote: post #20

- *Built to Last* - Collins and Porras - *The Ruby Programming Language* - Flanagan and Matz - *_Whys Poignant Guide to Ruby* - _Why the Lucky Stiff

Regarding Built to Last make sure to check out how visionary the companies profiled later turned to be.

Oh I know! The book has been sitting on my shelf for years and I finally cracked it. I looked at the company list (compiled almost 20 years ago) and thought, huh?

But I think there is still some good lessons to be learned - especially when contrast with Positioning. Knowing that Sony's first product was a rice cooker, and HP fumbled for ideas (a bowling gutter ball detector?!?) is oddly comforting.

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by antidaily » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:44 PM UTC

"Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307279189?ie=UTF8&tag=...

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by motters » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:45 PM UTC

Identity and Control by Harrison C. White

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_White

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by gometro33 » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:45 PM UTC

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson To Siberia by Per Petterson

The Millenium Series (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series) by Stieg Larrson

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by tetsuo13 » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:46 PM UTC

1984 by George Orwell

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by jasonlotito » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:47 PM UTC

landhar wrote: post #43

jasonlotito wrote: post #27

Towers of Midnight, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Blood and bloody ashes.

I am reading the same book myself. I highly recommend this series (The Wheel of Time). IMHO it makes the Lord of The Rings seem like a child's book (and don't get me wrong I love the LotR !).

I'm happy they went with Sanderson, too. His styles fits so well with Jordan's, and his Way of Kings series has started of really well.

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by nkassis » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:48 PM UTC

I'm reading "The Living Cosmos" by Chris Impey. Found it in a bargain bin at the book store. It was worth much more than what I paid for it. The book is about astrobiology which is an interesting topic. The author is very balanced on the subject, it's a good 10,000 feet overview of the field and the author does a pretty good job at vulgarizing the subject matter.

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by bhavin » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:49 PM UTC

The Fourth Way by P.D.Ouspensky

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by sjs382 » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:52 PM UTC

Chuck Klosterman's Killing Yourself to Live

Re: Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

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Post by alinajaf » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 5:53 PM UTC

rick_2047 wrote: post #33

nhebb wrote: post #20

- *Built to Last* - Collins and Porras - *The Ruby Programming Language* - Flanagan and Matz - *_Whys Poignant Guide to Ruby* - _Why the Lucky Stiff

Ruby first "clicked" after I read _Why's Poignant guide to ruby. As zany as it is, some how it clears all the things you need to kick start in ruby

Its strange. Everyone seems to rave about poignant guide but I just couldn't get into it. For me Ruby for Rails by David A Black was an absolute revelation, really made things click for me.