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Re: What are you reading?

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Post by brown9-2 » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:08 AM UTC

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain De Botton

recommended in this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=760771

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by brown9-2 » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:10 AM UTC

Simucal wrote: post #50

"Anathem", by Neal Stephenson. Don't be put off by its size, the book is great. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem

Not only don't be put off by it's size, but don't be put off by the press it got from when it was released. The book is way better than anyone could possibly sum up in a blurb.

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by seshagiric » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:11 AM UTC

1. The Annotated Turing - Charles Petzold 2. SICP (going very slow) 3. Findability - Peter Morville 4. Making Things Happen - Scott Berkun

Re: What are you reading?

#94

Post by mhansen » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:15 AM UTC

John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by daeken » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:17 AM UTC

  The Machinery Of Freedom by David Friedman
  Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
  Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

I'm in the middle of writing a book on emulation, and I'm finding it really hard to read anything tech-wise these days. There's only so long you can see such material before you can't take it anymore, and my own book pushes me over that line most days.

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by rw » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:24 AM UTC

jerryji wrote: post #63

"How to Get Rich" by Felix Dennis ( http://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Felix-Dennis/dp/009191265... ) THE best get rich how-to guides that I've read (not that I've read too many of them, though :)

Let us know how the advice seems after you've made your money.

Re: What are you reading?

#97

Post by pizza » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:25 AM UTC

Haroun and the Sea of Stories :)

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by whatusername » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:30 AM UTC

brown9-2 wrote: post #92

Simucal wrote: post #50

"Anathem", by Neal Stephenson. Don't be put off by its size, the book is great. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anathem

Not only don't be put off by it's size, but don't be put off by the press it got from when it was released. The book is way better than anyone could possibly sum up in a blurb.

And don't be put off by the slog through the first 100 pages or so.. it does have a pay-off.

Re: What are you reading?

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Post by whatusername » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:34 AM UTC

A re-read of the Wheel of Time series - kindof following along with the tor.com re-read (Which is worth checking out if you are a WoT fan). Going to push through the last 4 books in the next 2 months as Book 12 is coming out in Nov.

Re: What are you reading?

#100

Post by apotheon » Tue, Sep 01, 2009, 4:42 AM UTC

windsurfer wrote: post #43

1. The Mythical Man Month (Some interesting essays, some dated) 2. The Art of Agile Development (First agile book to read, certainly interesting) 3. Object Oriented Perl (Very interesting stuff... I've read it a few times but keep flipping open to chapters and being in awe of the cleverness of the author)

Damn -- now I'm going to have to get Object Oriented Perl.