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Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by akeck » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 3:17 PM UTC

The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by chillacy » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 3:34 PM UTC

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel was published just a few months ago.

20 short stories about money, how to think about saving vs investing, risk and leverage, time in the market vs absolute returns.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by stevesycombacct » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 3:55 PM UTC

I can narrow it down to a top 4, if that's permissible.

* The Man Who Was Thursday, by GK Chesterton

* The Oresteia, by Aeschylus

* Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand

* The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by jdmg94 » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:00 PM UTC

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by doonesbury » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:04 PM UTC

stevesycombacct wrote: post #13

I can narrow it down to a top 4, if that's permissible. * The Man Who Was Thursday, by GK Chesterton * The Oresteia, by Aeschylus * Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand * The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan

Oresteia - Aeschylus: is great read!

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by yamrzou » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:17 PM UTC

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss

I read it after seeing it recommended here on HN. It paid off :)

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by serjester » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:18 PM UTC

China in Ten Words - really interesting book about China developing after the revolution. Written as a set of anecdotes, I found many parallels to our cultural issues today in the US.

Mom Test - Best business book.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by jurgenwerk » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:25 PM UTC

yamrzou wrote: post #16

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss I read it after seeing it recommended here on HN. It paid off :)

An interesting phenomenon about this book is when you read it, you start noticing who else read it too.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by seesawtron » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:27 PM UTC

"The denial of death" by Ernest Becker; brings life into a perspective.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?

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Post by iainctduncan » Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

harperlee wrote: post #8

The murder of Roger Ackroyd For what it is, it was great. Did not read a lot of books this year due to children and covid!

Absolute classic is what it is! Launched a whole sub-genre. Great book. :-)