On my list for summer reading "NASA Saturn V 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) (Owners' Workshop Manual)"
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Re: Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?
#182Have no particular recommendation as that would very much depend on your own set of interests, but pick something relaxing and completely unrelated to your work/everyday life. Our brains need a vacation here and there, too.
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#183Shantaram is a great novel that is very easy to read regardless of the book length (it's very long). If you are even remotely interested in India and/or travelling it is a must.
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#184Regardless of your religious beliefs (I'm a very happy aethist) I found Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth hugely interesting.
As a tool to understand the people of the time, the stories that grew and the 'person' behind the dominant religion of the Western World - there is no book that comes close.
Don't expect to have fun chats with religious (Christian) friends after reading this though, as much of what you learn will differ from the bible that they were taught, or the uniqueness of Jesus as a prophet/zealot.
Still - a book that I found a hugely interesting historical/religious read last summer, and one I recommend to my friends.
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#185Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
The ride to the top and then rock bottom for Theranos is a wild one, and the author does a great job of not letting you put this book down once you start.
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#186I'm currently reading the Commonwealth Saga by Peter F. Hamilton, and would highly recommend it.
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#187Both are a major investment of time, but have paid off: VOLTAIRE’S BASTARDS: THE DICTATORSHIP OF REASON IN THE WEST http://www.johnralstonsaul.com/non-fiction-books/voltaires_b... The Penguin History of the World https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316944/the-penguin-...
Haven't read the book, but his interview on Econtalk was interesting: http://www.econtalk.org/john-ralston-saul-on-reason-elites-a...
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#188Robert Glover - No More Mr. Nice Guy. It's the best book I know on men's psychological health.
Re: Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?
#189Something for the long holiday evenings:
Robert C. Ruark - Something of Value
Frisco Hitt - A Coffin Full of Dreams
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn - The First Circle
Re: Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer?
#190Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou The ride to the top and then rock bottom for Theranos is a wild one, and the author does a great job of not letting you put this book down once you start.
I would recommend this book to every young person just entering the workforce. Many companies are outright built on lies and many managers, C levels especially, are manipulative psychopaths. Don't sell your soul, don't lose your sanity, don't doubt your skills, even if a whole room of wealthy and venerable yesman point finger at you - there is a good chance it is not you who is crazy, it is them.