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

A fictional story told, in part, from the perspective of a tattoo parlor apprentice living in Los Angeles, who stumbles upon a monograph of a documentary film, authored by the late, blind neighbor of a friend, about a family who moves into a house in Virginia that is ≈ ¼" bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves

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

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Post by rlander » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:45 PM UTC

* The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (audiobook)

* Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (kindle)

* Erlang Programming by Francesco Cesarini (rereading mostly because of the excellent exercises)

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Post by marknutter » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:45 PM UTC

Re-reading the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. Best fantasy series of all time. Read it even if you're not a fantasy buff.

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Post by BrandonM » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:46 PM UTC

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Post by rlander » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:48 PM UTC

m0th87 wrote: post #130

Predictably Irrational. A really fun read and great educational material for an aspiring entrepreneur.

Excellent book. Dan Ariely just released a new one, The Upside of Irrationality. It's on my to-read list.

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Post by zoomzoom » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:51 PM UTC

tetsuo13 wrote: post #85

1984 by George Orwell

There are very few books that redefine the way people view the world. This book is one of them. It is one of those books we all get assigned in high school and then think we have read due to its ubiquity, but never really read. We should.

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Post by awolf » Wed, Nov 03, 2010, 6:52 PM UTC

healsdata wrote: post #127

Just finished The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf and started Starting Strength (2nd Edition) by Mark Rippetoe & Lon Kilgore.

I highly recommend The Paleo Solution.

Without any doubt I can say it has radically changed my life for the better.

Robb Wolf's podcasts are also packed with great information if you haven't dug into those yet.