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Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?

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Dark Matter: A Novel (Fiction) - One of my favorite SF story so far. https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Novel-Blake-Crouch/dp/110...

Principle: Life and Work, Ray Dalio (Business & Decision- Making) - Very interesting and thoughtful book around building a meritocracy. https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/150...

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?

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scifi: https://kirubakaran.com/bookshelf/columbus-day/ nonfic: https://kirubakaran.com/bookshelf/data-science-from-scratch/ fiction: https://kirubakaran.com/bookshelf/everyone-burns/ Here is my full list: https://kirubakaran.com/bookshelf/

For anyone looking for a DS primer, I have to say I was really disappointed with "Data Science from Scratch". It was all breadth with little depth. It felt more like a suggested list of topics to further research w/ other material. I personally got way more value and insight out of "Data Science for Business" and would highly recommend it.

Thanks for the recommendation. I like "Data Science from Scratch" for the same reason you dislike it :-)

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?

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post #4

1. Thinking fast and slow - Kahneman 2. Outliers - Malcom Gladwell 3. How to read and do proofs - Daniel Solow All of these were packed with great insights and are books I'm sure I will return to in the future for multiple re-reads.

If you enjoyed Outliers (or are thinking about reading it), I'd suggest reading Peak (in addition to, but also instead of). https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise/dp...

thanks for the tip!

Re: Ask HN: What is the best book you read on 2017?

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post #11

Dark Matter: A Novel (Fiction) - One of my favorite SF story so far. https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-Novel-Blake-Crouch/dp/110... Principle: Life and Work, Ray Dalio (Business & Decision- Making) - Very interesting and thoughtful book around building a meritocracy. https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/150...

Principles is my best non-fiction read of 2017. Superbly written.
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