Ask hackers: what books have you read lately and would recommend me? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask hackers: what books have you read lately and would recommend me?

#11

Post by vitaminj » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 3:36 AM UTC

I read Cormac McCarthy's The Road recently. I found it compelling and disturbing at the same time. Definitely recommend it.

#12

Post by lutorm » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 4:31 AM UTC

Fooled by Randomness or The Black Swan, if you're interested in probability/statistics as it applies to describing our knowledge of the real world.

#13

Post by azharcs » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 4:40 AM UTC

How about The Road Ahead - Bill Gates. I loved that book and saw a different personality to Bill Gates other than showed by Media and masses.

#14

Post by tjr » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 5:26 AM UTC

Mr. Bunny's Big Cup O' Java

#15

Post by dan-kruchinin » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 6:35 AM UTC

Knuth, "the art of computer programming"; Knuth, "Concrete mathematics"; "GEB (Gödel, Escher, Bach)"

#16

Post by knv » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 7:27 AM UTC

dan-kruchinin wrote: post #15

Knuth, "the art of computer programming"; Knuth, "Concrete mathematics"; "GEB (Gödel, Escher, Bach)"

+1 for GEB. I'm reading it right now, it's mind blowing.

#17

Post by wlievens » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 8:05 AM UTC

I just finished Cryptonomicon. I know I'm almost a decade late, but boy that's a must-read.

#18

Post by bh » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 12:07 PM UTC

I too thoroughly enjoyed Founders at Work. Straight after, I read Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham, which I found equally inspiring.

#19

Post by d00723 » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 1:42 PM UTC

Life and Def ---Russell Simmons... A little preachy but at it's core a good read. Nothing beats hearing how to hustle from a NBH. natural born hustla

#20

Post by DintyMooreNE » Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 4:51 PM UTC

Intellectual Property and Open Source. It is a must-read for anyone starting a business or working on an open source project.