Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?
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#12Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer. Chapter about memory palace is especially amazing!
I’m glad I read that book but I was slightly disappointed.
Signal and Noise by Nate Silver was more educational and enjoyable.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Signal_and_the_Noise
Fooled by Randomness was also good. Better than Black Swan IMO.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooled_by_Randomness
Just started Einstein’s Shadow by Seth Fletcher. Am enjoying it.
https://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Shadow-Black-Astronomers-Un...
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Adding other books that I’ve read in the past that I see mentioned and also loved:
Masters of Doom
Longitude
I liked Logitude so much I called myself h4labs when I released apps in the App Store, after Harrison’s H4 watch.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/h4labs-word-search/id1311744...
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#13I'm really liking How to Invent Everything by Ryan North. It's instructions for rebuilding civilization if you were stranded in the past, and is just the right mix of funny and interesting.
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#1512 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson.
> ruthlessly downvoted for ideological reasons
I think it's just people here being a bit unclear about whether 12RFL qualifies for the non-fiction part. I mean, to me it's clear that it does, but with Peterson also being the author of "Maps of Meaning", mixups are inevitable.
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#16Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson - amazing book about US criminal justice system. Read it. The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt - a management novel. Oddly engrossing and educational at the same time The Everything Store by Brad Stone - about Amazon's history, culture, businesses (None of these books was written in 2018. I just read them in 2018)
I really enjoyed Just Mercy as well.
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#17They weren't written in 2018, but some I enjoyed:
* Hackers: Heroes of the computer revolution (Steven Levy)
* Masters of DOOM (David Kushner)
* The simpsons and their mathematical secrets (Simon Singh)
* Countdown to zero day (about stuxnet, by Kim Zetter)
* Sapiens: A brief history of human kind (Yuval Noah Harari)
* Coders at work (Some interviews, not all, but I enjoyed it. By Peter Seibel)
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#18The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman. Fantastic book that makes you realize how poorly designed many things in our lives are.
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#19How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big - Scott Adams (2013)
One of my favorite quotes: “I put myself in a position where luck was more likely to happen. I tried a lot of different ventures, stayed optimistic, put in the energy, prepared myself by learning as much as I could, and stayed in the game long enough for luck to find me.” pg - 158
My top ten list for the year: https://www.gregkamradt.com/gregkamradt/top-reads-2018